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IMF: Report comments on the economic and fiscal situation of Tanzania

December 16, 2017

On 12 December 2017 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a report following discussions with Tanzania under Article IV of...

IMF: Report comments on economic and fiscal situation in Mozambique

December 16, 2017

On 14 December 2017 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report following consultations with Mozambique under Article IV of...

IMF: Report comments on the economic and fiscal situation in Bulgaria

December 16, 2017

On 14 December the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published on its website a report on the economic and fiscal situation...

WTO: Decisions issued by Ministerial Conference

December 15, 2017

The eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) closed on 13 December 2017 and decisions were issued...

UK: Scotland introduces changes to income tax rates

December 15, 2017

On 14 December 2017 Scotland’s Finance Secretary announced the draft Scottish budget for 2018-19. The main points relating to taxation...

France: Parliament approves the first Amending Finance Bill for 2017

December 15, 2017

The French Parliament has approved the first Amending Finance Bill for 2017 that was validated by the French constitutional court....

OECD: Peer reviews of exchange of information on tax rulings

December 14, 2017

On 4 December 2017 the OECD released the first analysis of progress by individual countries on the spontaneous exchange of...

WTO: World Business Priorities for the WTO Agenda

December 14, 2017

A statement issued by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on 12 December 2017 at the close of the Business...

UK: Research on impact of entrepreneurs’ relief

December 14, 2017

On 4 December 2017 HMRC published the results of a survey carried out in May 2017 into the impact of...

UK: Consultation on conditionality measures to combat hidden economy

December 14, 2017

On 8 December 2017 HMRC published a consultation document entitled Tackling the hidden economy: public sector licensing. The document looks...

Morocco: Parliament adopts draft Budget for 2018

December 14, 2017

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Morocco was announced on December 13, 2017 that the parliament adopted the draft...

Canada: Deadline for filing of the CbC report

December 14, 2017

According to subsection 233.8(6) of the Act, the Country-by Country (CbC) report must generally be submitted with the CRA no...

WTO: Director General comments on WTO dialogue with business

December 13, 2017

On 12 December 2017 the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) opened the WTO Business Forum by emphasizing...

OECD: Consultation document on mandatory disclosure rules

December 12, 2017

On 11 December 2017 the OECD released a consultation document asking for input from stakeholders on the design of model...

Greece: Revenue Authority publishes guide on submission of CbC reports

December 12, 2017

The Public Revenue Authority (AADE) published a guide to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on December 15, 2017 for describing clarifications...

Portugal: Parliament approves Budget Law for 2018

December 10, 2017

Portugal’s parliament approved the 2018 Budget Law (Bill No. 100/XIII) on 27 November 2017. The approved Budget Law introduces adjustments...

UK: Research on attitudes to tax in the sharing economy

December 9, 2017

Research commissioned by HMRC on the sharing economy aimed to understand the extent of the sharing economy in terms of...

WTO: Director General presents annual report on trade developments

December 8, 2017

On 4 December 2017 the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) presented to members the annual overview report...