September 19, 2011
The Hungarian VAT rate increases 2% to 27% and will be effective from 1 January 2012. This will give Hungary...
September 19, 2011
Finland’s government unveiled details of its 2012 budget proposal on the 19 September 2011. The budget incorporated fiscal measures aimed...
September 15, 2011
After months of controversy the Australian government has finally introduced the carbon tax bill into parliament. The legislation will be...
September 15, 2011
Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance (FDF) has adjusted the Confederation’s direct federal tax rates and deductions for the 2012 tax...
September 12, 2011
The Government of India has signed an agreement with Uruguay for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of...
September 9, 2011
Instead of the previous 5% tax to be levied on annual personal incomes higher than EUR90,000 (USD126,300), now people have...
September 8, 2011
The Italian Parliament has agreed to an emergency 1% rise of VAT from 17 September 2011. Though the rise was...
September 7, 2011
A new and comprehensive Double Taxation Convention was signed between the UK and the Republic of Hungary in Budapest on...
September 6, 2011
Orissa has more than 35% of India’s iron ore reserves. Considering the potentially huge amount of money to be made...
September 6, 2011
Both onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling projects have been granted import duty and value-added tax exemptions by the...
September 2, 2011
The Indian government has signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with...
August 29, 2011
On 29 August 2011 it was reported that changes in withholding tax should allow Swiss companies to issue their bonds...
August 29, 2011
Despite sluggish economic growth, as part of a package of fiscal measures to meet its ambitious deficit reduction targets, the...
August 29, 2011
The French Prime Minister announced some budget and tax measures that aim to reduce France’s deficit, on 24 August 2011...
August 26, 2011
On 26 August 2011 the Hong Kong government announced the coming into effect of the Protocol to the bilateral agreement...
August 24, 2011
The tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) between Guernsey and the People’s Republic of China entered into force on August 17,...
August 24, 2011
The Spanish government has announced to reduce the rate at which the sales tax is applied to the sale of...
August 24, 2011
The Finance Ministry of South Korea agreed to the government’s long-standing plan to reduce corporate taxes from next year. The...