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21 Jul 20
Russia is looking to lure tech companies to headquarter themselves there by granting them more than $1bn in tax breaks.
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16 Jul 20
Fairer tax systems in the EU would help governments in their fight against the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, the European Commission said as it unveiled a series of new measures to develop tax...
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10 Jul 20
France must look to spending cuts rather than tax increases to help cap public debt during its economic recovery from the pandemic, the country’s central bank head has said.
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19 Jun 20
Global talks aimed at creating an international tax system able to deal with huge multinational digital companies such as Facebook and Amazon will continue without the US, after it pulled out of...
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16 Jun 20
Tax income made from legalising recreational marijuana should only be used to pay for related spending, and should not be viewed as a quick way to raise general fund revenue, a US think-tank has said.
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12 Jun 20
People are more likely to pay tax if the social good of the public services they pay for is highlighted, which could give governments in developing countries a lifeline, a World Bank study has...
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5 Jun 20
Local governments in Finland are set to be given a higher share of corporation tax receipts than usual, to help them to continue to provide services amid the Covid-19 crisis.
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5 Jun 20
The US government has taken a step towards introducing tariffs to retaliate against digital taxes on ‘internet giants’ that are being pursued by several other countries as well as the European Union.
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20 May 20
Indonesia is set to impose a 10% digital services tax on companies based overseas in the second half of 2020, as the government scrambles to fight the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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5 May 20
Efforts to fix the perceived problems posed by big digital businesses to the global tax system remain on track despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the OECD has said.
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1 May 20
EU countries are losing around €24.5bn in corporation tax each year from US businesses shifting their profits to low-tax countries such as the UK and Switzerland, analysis by the Tax Justice Network...
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26 Mar 20
The jury is still out on whether OECD talks will succeed in introducing a global digital tax for multinational firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon
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12 Mar 20
The UK government risks retaliation from the US after confirming it will go ahead with its planned tax on internet giants such as Facebook and Google from April.
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10 Mar 20
Multinational companies could make a “significant contribution” to the sustainable development of many economies around the world if their profits and taxes were more transparent, according to a...
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3 Mar 20
Irish public finances face the threat of lower corporation tax receipts, as the OECD process to reform the global tax system approaches a “crucial” phase.
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19 Feb 20
The US could scupper global efforts to reform corporation tax, the official responsible for the EU’s tax policy has warned.
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18 Feb 20
A UK territory is one of four jurisdictions that has been added to the EU’s tax blacklist, after failing to implement reforms by an agreed deadline.
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14 Feb 20
OECD proposals to shake-up the global corporation tax system do not adequately address the problem of tax avoidance by multinational businesses, a campaign group has warned.
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31 Jan 20
Officials are hopeful that they can reform the global tax system to address the challenges posed by big digital businesses.
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24 Jan 20
Improving security in the Central African Republic provides the war-torn country with an opportunity to stabilise its economy and boost growth, according to the World Bank.
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21 Jan 20
France and the US “will work together” to avoid a trade war over the French decision to introduce a digital tax last summer, Emmanuel Macron has said.
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21 Jan 20
The global tax system needs to be reformed to help address huge levels of inequality, a campaign group has said.
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14 Jan 20
The EU runs a trade surplus with itself of more than €300bn, a number that should be zero, and measurement errors alone are not a sufficient explanation, researchers have warned.
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8 Jan 20
A coalition of progressive parties will form Spain’s new government after nearly a year of political stalemate.
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8 Jan 20
Progressive taxation is one of several measures that could help reduce the inequality that has become entrenched in society worldwide, argues IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva.