Posts by Peter Hann

OECD: Report on Blueprint for Pillar Two of Digital Economy Taxation

October 13, 2020

On 12 October 2020 the OECD introduced a report on the Pillar Two Blueprint on digital economy taxation. Pillar Two...

OECD: Report on Pillar One Blueprint on Digital Economy Taxation

October 12, 2020

On 12 October 2020 the OECD introduced a report on the Pillar One Blueprint on digital economy taxation. Pillar One...

OECD: Reports on Blueprints for Pillars One and Two of Digital Economy Tax Proposals

October 12, 2020

Following a meeting of the OECD’s Inclusive Framework on 8 and 9 October 2020 the OECD held a presentation on...

UN: Committee of Tax Experts to Hold 21st Meeting

October 9, 2020

The 21st Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation on Tax Matters will take place from...

IMF: Economic Policy Mix to Combat Climate Change

October 8, 2020

A blog post published by IMF Staff on 7 October 2020 noted that economic policy tools can facilitate the achievement...

WTO: Role of trade policies in addressing plastic pollution

October 4, 2020

On 30 September 2020 the WTO Deputy Director-General addressed the role of trade policy in combating plastic pollution. Trade regulations,...

UK: Statistics on Research and Development Tax Relief

October 2, 2020

On 30 September 2020 HMRC published the statistics for claims for research and development (R&D) tax relief in the UK....

UK: Statistics on Patent Box Tax Relief

October 1, 2020

The patent box legislation allows companies in the UK to apply a lower corporation tax rate to profits earned from...

Tax Inspectors Without Borders: Annual Report

September 29, 2020

On 28 September 2020 the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) published their annual report, covering the period from January 2019...

OECD: Tax Policy Review of Kazakhstan

September 27, 2020

On 24 September 2020 the OECD issued a report on the tax policy review of Kazakhstan. The report covers income...

IMF: Securing China’s Post-Pandemic Recovery

September 27, 2020

On 24 September 2020 a blog post by the IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director Forum on National Affairs looked at...

UK: Winter Economy Plan Released

September 26, 2020

On 24 September 2020 the Chancellor announced measures contained in the UK government’s Winter Economy Plan. The measures include a...

OECD: Phase 3 Peer Review Reports on Country by Country Reporting

September 24, 2020

On 24 September 2020, the OECD published a compilation of Phase 3 peer review reports on Country by Country (CbC)...

UK: Autumn Budget postponed

September 23, 2020

The UK budget that would normally be announced in the autumn will not take place this year. A government spending...

WTO: Enhancement of Special and Differential Measures for Developing Countries

September 23, 2020

On 23 September 2020 the WTO’s Committee on Trade and Development is holding a special meeting to discuss the possible...

IMF staff report on Angola

September 21, 2020

On 21 September 2020 the IMF published a staff report on Angola in connection with the third review under an...

EU: Sectoral Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

September 19, 2020

On 16 September 2016 the EU published a departmental paper entitled Sectoral Policies for Climate Change Mitigation in the EU....

EU: Climate Mitigation Policy

September 18, 2020

On 16 September 2020 the European Union (EU) published on its website a departmental paper on EU Climate Mitigation Policy....