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25 Aug 23
Governments shielding households and businesses from the spike in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine meant environmentally harmful fossil fuels were subsidised at their highest ever...
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15 Aug 23
The United Nations wants to lead international tax policy, amid concerns from developing countries that the OECD processes are not reflecting their needs.
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11 Aug 23
Taxes on marijuana have provided modest revenue for US states since they legalised the sale of the plant for recreational use.
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1 Aug 23
Governments will lose nearly $5trn to tax havens in the next decade if the international system remains unchanged, campaigners have warned while hailing the prospect of tax “revolution” through the...
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14 Jul 23
New technical work has brought a long-awaited solution for taxing giant digital companies forward, the OECD has said, but progress has been far slower than first hoped – and trade tensions are on the...
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7 Jul 23
The Turkish government is set to hike corporation taxes and vehicle duties to help fund the reconstruction costs from devastating earthquakes earlier this year.
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20 Jun 23
Taxes on the world’s richest people and debt cancellation could help to fund climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in poorer countries and reverse growing inequalities, experts have said.
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9 Jun 23
Libya is too reliant on oil and gas, the International Monetary Fund found in its first review of the economy in a decade – during which analysis was made impossible by war and fragmentation.
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16 May 23
Regulating crypto assets should help European Union member states close avenues for tax avoidance and tax fraud, leaders have said following an agreement.
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3 Mar 23
Italy has been forced to recognise a much larger budget deficit in each of the past three years, pushing it even further away from currently suspended European Union rules.
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2 Mar 23
An “attractive” tax system encouraging private investment could help rebuild Ukraine, the country’s president said as he announced that his government has begun working with the OECD to develop one.
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24 Jan 23
The US Treasury has renewed pledges to reform how it collects taxes and ensure the Inland Revenue Service can recover billions of dollars of unpaid taxes.
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16 Jan 23
The push for international corporation tax reform will be led by Manal Corwin, formerly of the US Treasury, who has been appointed as director of the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration.
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13 Jan 23
The news agenda moves fast. Stay on top of some of the key stories which we share here.
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24 Nov 22
Work to strengthen the international tax system will begin at the United Nations after a group of African countries put forward a resolution they hope will give developing countries a bigger say in...
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18 Nov 22
An overreliance on unsustainable corporation tax receipts could pose problems for Ireland in the future, and the country should look at raising other revenues, the national spending watchdog has said...
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15 Nov 22
Governments miss out on at least $89bn of tax every year from the world’s biggest businesses, according to researchers who have criticised the OECD’s “concession to corporate tax abuse”.
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9 Nov 22
A tax on Germany’s highest earners could help to reduce the national deficit after public spending soared to support households during the cost-of-living crisis, an independent council has said.
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4 Nov 22
Spain’s proposed windfall tax on commercial banks could end up doing more harm than good to the nation’s economy, the European Central Bank has warned.
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4 Nov 22
Getting more people to live healthy lifestyles is a priority for governments around the world. But slimmer waistlines aren’t good for the bottom line, as Japan is discovering. What can other...
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1 Nov 22
Oil companies making vast profits because of high prices pushed up by the war in Ukraine could have to pay more tax if they do not lower their prices, US president Joe Biden has said.
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21 Oct 22
New York’s housing officials have been urged to offer tax breaks to ‘early adopters’ to meet Net Zero targets.
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27 Sep 22
The Swiss government has lost a referendum over abolishing taxes paid by companies on domestic bonds and share sales, aimed at promoting investment in the nation.
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9 Sep 22
Janet Yellen has stood by plans to correct a “two-tiered tax system” in the nation by taxing large companies and higher earners more, to fund new spending.
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31 Aug 22
The Sri Lankan government has outlined plans to increase taxes as discussions over an International Monetary Fund bailout reach the “final stage”.
25 Aug 23Governments shielding households and businesses from the spike in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine meant environmentally harmful fossil fuels were subsidised at their highest ever...
15 Aug 23The United Nations wants to lead international tax policy, amid concerns from developing countries that the OECD processes are not reflecting their needs.
11 Aug 23Taxes on marijuana have provided modest revenue for US states since they legalised the sale of the plant for recreational use.
1 Aug 23Governments will lose nearly $5trn to tax havens in the next decade if the international system remains unchanged, campaigners have warned while hailing the prospect of tax “revolution” through the...
7 Jul 23The Turkish government is set to hike corporation taxes and vehicle duties to help fund the reconstruction costs from devastating earthquakes earlier this year.
20 Jun 23Taxes on the world’s richest people and debt cancellation could help to fund climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in poorer countries and reverse growing inequalities, experts have said.
9 Jun 23Libya is too reliant on oil and gas, the International Monetary Fund found in its first review of the economy in a decade – during which analysis was made impossible by war and fragmentation.
16 May 23Regulating crypto assets should help European Union member states close avenues for tax avoidance and tax fraud, leaders have said following an agreement.
3 Mar 23Italy has been forced to recognise a much larger budget deficit in each of the past three years, pushing it even further away from currently suspended European Union rules.
2 Mar 23An “attractive” tax system encouraging private investment could help rebuild Ukraine, the country’s president said as he announced that his government has begun working with the OECD to develop one.
24 Jan 23The US Treasury has renewed pledges to reform how it collects taxes and ensure the Inland Revenue Service can recover billions of dollars of unpaid taxes.
13 Jan 23The news agenda moves fast. Stay on top of some of the key stories which we share here.
18 Nov 22An overreliance on unsustainable corporation tax receipts could pose problems for Ireland in the future, and the country should look at raising other revenues, the national spending watchdog has said...
9 Nov 22A tax on Germany’s highest earners could help to reduce the national deficit after public spending soared to support households during the cost-of-living crisis, an independent council has said.
4 Nov 22Spain’s proposed windfall tax on commercial banks could end up doing more harm than good to the nation’s economy, the European Central Bank has warned.
4 Nov 22Getting more people to live healthy lifestyles is a priority for governments around the world. But slimmer waistlines aren’t good for the bottom line, as Japan is discovering. What can other...
1 Nov 22Oil companies making vast profits because of high prices pushed up by the war in Ukraine could have to pay more tax if they do not lower their prices, US president Joe Biden has said.
21 Oct 22New York’s housing officials have been urged to offer tax breaks to ‘early adopters’ to meet Net Zero targets.
27 Sep 22The Swiss government has lost a referendum over abolishing taxes paid by companies on domestic bonds and share sales, aimed at promoting investment in the nation.
31 Aug 22The Sri Lankan government has outlined plans to increase taxes as discussions over an International Monetary Fund bailout reach the “final stage”.
