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14 Jan 22
A Canadian province is looking to introduce a “significant” tax on its residents who refuse to receive a Covid-19 vaccination.
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8 Nov 21
Ireland collected more than 35% more tax than it expected to in October, but ministers have sought to dampen any expectations of a spending splurge.
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11 Oct 21
Multinational companies will be subject to a tax of at least 15% on their profits from 2023 after major reforms of the international tax system were finalised by 136 countries.
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19 Apr 21
A small ‘wealth tax’ on stocks of giant companies could raise $180bn each year and address problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, a French economist has said.
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9 Feb 21
As the world looks ahead towards the end of the Covid-19 crisis, whenever that might come, it is time to reflect on the role taxes can play in rebuilding our economies, argue Pascal Saint-Amans and...
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29 Jan 21
The new US administration is likely to cooperate with other countries in finding a solution to the issues around international corporation tax, German finance minister Olaf Scholz has said.
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12 Oct 20
Global efforts to reform the way giant digital businesses are taxed will stretch into 2021, after political differences and Covid-19 slowed negotiations.
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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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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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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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13 Dec 19
Australia needs to push through fiscal reforms as its economic growth is not as strong as it could be, the IMF has said.
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21 Oct 19
Almost three-quarters of the UK government’s strategic suppliers operate in tax havens, a UK think-tank has said.
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17 Sep 19
Millions more people are predicted to be living in extreme poverty by 2030 than was previously thought.
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17 Sep 19
French public sector workers took to the streets for the second time in a few days to protest pension changes that could see them working longer.
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9 Sep 19
Reform of property taxation would be the most effective way of boosting growth and tackling inequality in Cambodia, new research has found.
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3 Sep 19
The Kenyan government has been unable to claim 283bn Kenyan shillings (£2.2bn) it has demanded from high-earning taxpayers because of a huge appeals backlog caused by a judicial “vacuum”.
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27 Aug 19
Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump reached a compromise regarding France’s new tax on tech giants at the meeting of the G7 over the weekend.
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12 Aug 19
Japan’s economy has been growing faster than expected despite slowing global demand because of trade tensions.
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26 Jul 19
Tax cuts are increasingly being seen as the key to protecting China from the worst effects of US protectionism.
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12 Jul 19
A new French tax on technology giants like Google and Facebook is fuelling the escalating trade war between Europe and America, with US president Donald Trump ordering an investigation into the move...
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5 Jul 19
Civil societies like to stay on comfortable ground but they can encourage countries to raise revenues by becoming more politically savvy, says the ODI’s Sam Sharp.
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2 Jul 19
Latin American and Caribbean countries must bolster their capacity to mobilise public revenues by strengthening tax collection if they are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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17 Jun 19
India’s government is considering introducing tax sweeteners to encourage startups and boost entrepreneurship.
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30 May 19
Tax havens luring companies engaged in cross-border trade with rock-bottom rates are destroying the century-old global corporate tax system, says an international network.
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24 May 19
A leading Zambian economist has dismissed dire warnings about a new tax that mining corporations claim will spark “mass layoffs” and economic collapse.
14 Jan 22A Canadian province is looking to introduce a “significant” tax on its residents who refuse to receive a Covid-19 vaccination.
8 Nov 21Ireland collected more than 35% more tax than it expected to in October, but ministers have sought to dampen any expectations of a spending splurge.
11 Oct 21Multinational companies will be subject to a tax of at least 15% on their profits from 2023 after major reforms of the international tax system were finalised by 136 countries.
19 Apr 21A small ‘wealth tax’ on stocks of giant companies could raise $180bn each year and address problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, a French economist has said.
12 Mar 20The 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.
13 Dec 19Australia needs to push through fiscal reforms as its economic growth is not as strong as it could be, the IMF has said.
21 Oct 19Almost three-quarters of the UK government’s strategic suppliers operate in tax havens, a UK think-tank has said.
17 Sep 19Millions more people are predicted to be living in extreme poverty by 2030 than was previously thought.
17 Sep 19French public sector workers took to the streets for the second time in a few days to protest pension changes that could see them working longer.
9 Sep 19Reform of property taxation would be the most effective way of boosting growth and tackling inequality in Cambodia, new research has found.
3 Sep 19The Kenyan government has been unable to claim 283bn Kenyan shillings (£2.2bn) it has demanded from high-earning taxpayers because of a huge appeals backlog caused by a judicial “vacuum”.
27 Aug 19Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump reached a compromise regarding France’s new tax on tech giants at the meeting of the G7 over the weekend.
12 Aug 19Japan’s economy has been growing faster than expected despite slowing global demand because of trade tensions.
26 Jul 19Tax cuts are increasingly being seen as the key to protecting China from the worst effects of US protectionism.
12 Jul 19A new French tax on technology giants like Google and Facebook is fuelling the escalating trade war between Europe and America, with US president Donald Trump ordering an investigation into the move...
17 Jun 19India’s government is considering introducing tax sweeteners to encourage startups and boost entrepreneurship.
24 May 19A leading Zambian economist has dismissed dire warnings about a new tax that mining corporations claim will spark “mass layoffs” and economic collapse.
