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The French National Assembly Finance committee has ratified a parliamentary change
to the 2009 Finance Bill, aiming to impose a global ceiling on tax breaks for any one individual.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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The Chinese government has unveiled a set of value added tax reforms as part of its CNY4 trillion (USD586bn) economic stimulus package.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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The G20 Summit in Washington which resulted in numerous pledges and a broad consensus on the need for international co-operation to minimise the impact the financial crisis, and lessen the repercussions of a looming global recession, has placed renewed pressure on World Trade Organisation agricultural negotiators to square their differences with alacrity, and hence save the Doha round of free trade talks.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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Iceland's Minister of Finance, Arni M. Mathiesen, has presented a bill for an amendment to the
Stamp Duty Act to assist people in payment difficulties.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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Bookmakers in Ireland are braced for tough times ahead with the Irish government’s decision to double betting tax expected to compound poor results for many companies in the industry.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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Macau's government has revealed that it will not be giving a tax concession to the city's gambling industry, despite announcing its intention to cut taxes in other areas.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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The Liechtenstein government has ratified proposals seeking to amend three provisions
contained within its value-added tax law.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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Former French President Jacques Chirac has strongly urged the international community
to impose a new international tax on shipping, in a bid to generate long-term
resources designed to finance water projects in developing countries.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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European Commission proposals to allow reduced value-added tax rates for a wider range of services, could provide the United Kingdom government with an opportunity to boost the increasingly pressurised labour market, according to KPMG.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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Australian Tax Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo has issued a statement warning foreign residents selling indirect holdings in Australian real property about arrangements that attempt to avoid Australian capital gains tax.
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| November 20, 2008 |
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Malaysia's Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Jacob Dangau Sagan, has announced that Malaysia will continue Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the US.
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