Taxation (inc Tobin taxes)
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16 Oct 18Wide-ranging reforms are needed to make Indonesia’s economy more sustainable and resilient, the OECD has said.
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15 Oct 18Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced a sales tax hike in 2019 to address public debt caused by ballooning social security costs.
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2 Oct 18The European Union has removed the Pacific island of Palau from its list of tax havens after the country committed to making changes to its tax system.
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19 Sep 18Sierra Leone is strengthening its tax system to ensure that it can cover its budget deficit and basic salaries – a task that is “quite challenging” – the new finance minister has told PF...
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18 Sep 18Four of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies could be avoiding paying about $3.8bn in corporate tax, Oxfam has warned.
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10 Sep 18Republicans in the US congress are poised to unveil a new round of tax cuts this week in an effort to boost their appeal to voters ahead of elections in November.
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5 Sep 18Advanced economies around the world cut both corporate and personal income tax as part of reforms last year, according to the OECD.
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4 Sep 18The Argentinian president has vowed to increase tax on exports and scrap numerous government ministries in a move to restore the economy.
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3 Sep 18A row has erupted between Malaysia’s former prime minister and the current finance minister over unpaid tax refunds.
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30 Aug 18The European Union is considering tightening up regulations around cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ripple and Ether, it has been reported.
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28 Aug 18China is proposing a shake up of income tax law as part of revisions to its civil code.
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24 Aug 18The US and China have escalated their ongoing trade war by implementing new 25% tariffs on billions of dollars worth of imports on both sides.
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20 Aug 18Pakistan’s new prime minister has called for the rich to start paying taxes to cut public debt – and pledged to live a “simple life”.
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9 Aug 18The UK has pledged to help Ethiopia transform its tax system and become less reliant on aid, the Department for International Development has announced.
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24 Jul 18G20 finance ministers have agreed to prioritise policies that will help people cope with technological change and the future of work.
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24 Jul 18Argentina is stepping up the fight against financial crime by launching an academy with the OECD to train law enforcement officers.
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3 Jul 18Tax enforcement bodies from five countries across the world have joined forces to battle against international tax crime and money laundering.
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2 Jul 18Uganda’s social media tax has come into force and is expected to raise billions of shillings in revenue for the government.
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15 Jun 18Ireland has been dubbed the biggest tax haven in the world in a study that claims that foreign multinationals shifted €90bn of corporate profits to the country in 2015.
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14 Jun 18Putting a stop to tax avoidance is key to tackling gender inequality, as countries are missing out on revenue to fund public services, a UK parliamentary group has heard.
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11 Jun 18Guatemala must boost spending on social protection and infrastructure in order to help more citizens escape poverty, says the IMF.
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8 Jun 18The European Union plans a budget boost for tax and customs authorities cooperating across the bloc in the battle against fraud.
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4 Jun 18The prime minister of Jordan has resigned after days of protests against tax rises and austerity measures.
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31 May 18The international tax system is “fundamentally flawed” and countries must work together to fix it, the French president warned yesterday.
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25 May 18Germany’s federal government will have nearly €11bn more to spend over the next four years as a result of more tax revenue than expected, a German government source has told PF International.