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12 Jan 24
Disadvantaged countries could use UN human rights laws, activists claim
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17 Nov 23
The UN is set for a showdown over tax evasion, led by African nations.
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11 Aug 23
Taxes on marijuana have provided modest revenue for US states since they legalised the sale of the plant for recreational use.
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1 Aug 23
Governments will lose nearly $5trn to tax havens in the next decade if the international system remains unchanged, campaigners have warned while hailing the prospect of tax “revolution” through the...
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2 Mar 23
An “attractive” tax system encouraging private investment could help rebuild Ukraine, the country’s president said as he announced that his government has begun working with the OECD to develop one.
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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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3 Feb 22
A Canadian province has dropped its plan to introduce a tax for people refusing to have Covid-19 vaccines because it was too divisive.
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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.
12 Jan 24Disadvantaged countries could use UN human rights laws, activists claim
11 Aug 23Taxes on marijuana have provided modest revenue for US states since they legalised the sale of the plant for recreational use.
2 Mar 23An “attractive” tax system encouraging private investment could help rebuild Ukraine, the country’s president said as he announced that his government has begun working with the OECD to develop one.
3 Feb 22A Canadian province has dropped its plan to introduce a tax for people refusing to have Covid-19 vaccines because it was too divisive.
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.
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.
