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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”.
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19 Aug 22
The German government has announced plans to cut VAT on gas sales by more than half, to help cushion the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
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19 Aug 22
An Apprentice-style competition for ideas to encourage young people to drink more alcohol has been launched by the National Tax Agency.
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17 Aug 22
Joe Biden has hailed his flagship Inflation Reduction Act as a historic victory for the environment, US families and the country’s public finances.
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12 Aug 22
It is a battle that is being fought all over the world – with varying success. How can we raise our efforts to keep vehicles out of towns and cities, cutting traffic and creating cleaner air?
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9 Aug 22
The new Colombian government has proposed new levies on high earners and fuel exports to help fund poverty reduction schemes.
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26 Jul 22
Nigeria’s revenue fell below the cost of servicing its debt in the early months of 2022, despite high oil prices.
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19 Jul 22
A senior International Monetary Fund official has warned it could be economically unwise to cut taxes, amid calls by many of the prospective new prime ministers to do so.
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12 Jul 22
Officials at the OECD have set a deadline of this time next year for global agreement on one part of its landmark tax reforms, agreed in principle by the vast majority of the world’s countries last...
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27 Jun 22
Pakistan’s prime minister has said a new “super tax” levied on big industries and a “poverty alleviation tax” on the country’s richest residents will cut the deficit and help fund measures aimed at...
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23 Jun 22
African countries continued to strengthen their efforts aimed at tackling tax evasion and other illicit financial flows last year, a report has found, but the continent continues to lose billions of...
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20 Jun 22
The Hungarian finance minister has vetoed the European Union’s adoption of a 15% effective minimum corporation tax rate, representing the latest setback to the implementation of the already-delayed...
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14 Jun 22
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could speed efforts to decarbonise Western energy supplies. But how will governments recoup lost tax income from fossil fuel?
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27 May 22
The Hungarian government is set to introduce a windfall tax on banks, energy firms and telecommunications companies to help fund its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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26 May 22
Global income from levies on carbon dioxide production hit record highs in 2021, but the international community has been urged to do more to meet net zero targets.
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26 May 22
Uganda is resisting calls to subsidise or cut taxes on imports of fuel and wheat despite rising prices hurting households, with the president saying that to do so would be economically “suicidal”.
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26 May 22
The head of the OECD has admitted progress on the organisation’s much-vaunted global tax shake-up has fallen behind, and will not now be implemented until at least 2024.
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16 May 22
Raising tax revenue has been named as the “top priority” for Laos, whose high debt and poor tax collection have left it struggling to deal with the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 and Russia’s...
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9 May 22
Donald Trump’s $2trn package of tax cuts failed to deliver the promised increased investment in the US economy, a paper from the International Monetary Fund has found.
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3 May 22
Italy will increase its new windfall tax on energy company profits amid historic price rises, the prime minister has said, while unveiling €14bn of support for households and businesses to deal with...
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26 Apr 22
Tax campaigners have urged world leaders to create a global asset registry to help deal with tax havens that they say deprive governments, particularly in the developing world, of billions in much-...
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19 Apr 22
The public sector urgently needs to use land value capture to stop private interests profiting from price rises caused by climate change.
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14 Apr 22
Introducing carbon taxes might not only lead to lower greenhouse gas emissions but could also help foster a ‘just transition’ to the low-carbon future, a World Bank report has suggested.
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.
9 Sep 22Janet 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.
31 Aug 22The Sri Lankan government has outlined plans to increase taxes as discussions over an International Monetary Fund bailout reach the “final stage”.
19 Aug 22The German government has announced plans to cut VAT on gas sales by more than half, to help cushion the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
19 Aug 22An Apprentice-style competition for ideas to encourage young people to drink more alcohol has been launched by the National Tax Agency.
17 Aug 22Joe Biden has hailed his flagship Inflation Reduction Act as a historic victory for the environment, US families and the country’s public finances.
12 Aug 22It is a battle that is being fought all over the world – with varying success. How can we raise our efforts to keep vehicles out of towns and cities, cutting traffic and creating cleaner air?
9 Aug 22The new Colombian government has proposed new levies on high earners and fuel exports to help fund poverty reduction schemes.
26 Jul 22Nigeria’s revenue fell below the cost of servicing its debt in the early months of 2022, despite high oil prices.
19 Jul 22A senior International Monetary Fund official has warned it could be economically unwise to cut taxes, amid calls by many of the prospective new prime ministers to do so.
12 Jul 22Officials at the OECD have set a deadline of this time next year for global agreement on one part of its landmark tax reforms, agreed in principle by the vast majority of the world’s countries last...
27 Jun 22Pakistan’s prime minister has said a new “super tax” levied on big industries and a “poverty alleviation tax” on the country’s richest residents will cut the deficit and help fund measures aimed at...
23 Jun 22African countries continued to strengthen their efforts aimed at tackling tax evasion and other illicit financial flows last year, a report has found, but the continent continues to lose billions of...
20 Jun 22The Hungarian finance minister has vetoed the European Union’s adoption of a 15% effective minimum corporation tax rate, representing the latest setback to the implementation of the already-delayed...
14 Jun 22Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could speed efforts to decarbonise Western energy supplies. But how will governments recoup lost tax income from fossil fuel?
27 May 22The Hungarian government is set to introduce a windfall tax on banks, energy firms and telecommunications companies to help fund its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
26 May 22Global income from levies on carbon dioxide production hit record highs in 2021, but the international community has been urged to do more to meet net zero targets.
26 May 22Uganda is resisting calls to subsidise or cut taxes on imports of fuel and wheat despite rising prices hurting households, with the president saying that to do so would be economically “suicidal”.
16 May 22Raising tax revenue has been named as the “top priority” for Laos, whose high debt and poor tax collection have left it struggling to deal with the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 and Russia’s...
9 May 22Donald Trump’s $2trn package of tax cuts failed to deliver the promised increased investment in the US economy, a paper from the International Monetary Fund has found.
3 May 22Italy will increase its new windfall tax on energy company profits amid historic price rises, the prime minister has said, while unveiling €14bn of support for households and businesses to deal with...
26 Apr 22Tax campaigners have urged world leaders to create a global asset registry to help deal with tax havens that they say deprive governments, particularly in the developing world, of billions in much-...
19 Apr 22The public sector urgently needs to use land value capture to stop private interests profiting from price rises caused by climate change.
