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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”.
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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...
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.
16 Jan 23The 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.
13 Jan 23The news agenda moves fast. Stay on top of some of the key stories which we share here.
24 Nov 22Work 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...
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”.
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.
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...
