Tanzania enacts 2025-26 budget measures, includes new transfer pricing penalty

11 July, 2025

The measures will apply from 1 July 2025, unless otherwise specified.  Tanzania's Finance Act 2025 was enacted on 30 June 2025, implementing tax measures from the 2025-26 Budget Speech with some adjustments to the initially announced

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Kenya enacts Finance Act 2025, reduces corporate tax rates

02 July, 2025

The Finance Act 2025 allows NIFCA-certified companies to benefit from reduced corporate tax rates, tax exemptions on dividends with reinvestment conditions. Kenya’s President William Ruto signed the Finance Act 2025 into law on 26 June

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Romania announces 2025–28 tax reforms, raises dividend tax

30 June, 2025

The proposed tax reforms target increased taxes on dividends, reduced incentives, stricter expense deductions, and simplified VAT rates. Romania published its decision approving the 2025-2028 Government Programme in the Official Gazette on 23

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Tanzania presents 2025-26 budget, introduces withholding tax and higher AMT

17 June, 2025

The budget speech highlighted key fiscal changes, which included a new withholding tax, higher alternative minimum tax, and VAT adjustments. Tanzania's Minister of Finance, Mwigulu Nchemba, has presented the 2025-26 Budget Speech to parliament on

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Italy issues guidance on DST for online gaming and betting

10 June, 2025

Italy's tax authority issued guidance on applying the 3% digital services tax (DST) to the online gaming and betting industry. Italy’s tax authority (ITA) released Tax Law Principle (TLP) No. 6/2025 on 3 June 2025, offering guidance on the

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US: Washington adopts major business and occupation tax reforms

28 May, 2025

The law introduces significant changes to the B&O tax and extends the retail sales tax to computer-related services. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed two bills, Bill HB 2021 and Bill SB 5814, into law on 20 May 2025, introducing major

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Australia: Northern Territory presents tax measures for 2025 budget

15 May, 2025

Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) newly elected Country Liberal Party has presented its 2025-26 budget for the province on 13 May 2025. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro and Treasurer Bill Yan have emphasised key priorities in the budget,

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Austria: Budget Accompanying Act 2025 awaits parliamentary approval, proposes amendments to VAT, income taxes amongst others 

06 May, 2025

Austria’s Ministry of Finance (BMF) has released the draft Budget Accompanying Act 2025 (BBG 2025) on 2 May 2025. The Budget Accompanying Act 2025 is presently awaiting parliamentary approval. The proposed key tax measures include amendments to

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Ghana: 2025 budget to ease economic pressures on households, businesses

17 March, 2025

Ghana's Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, presented the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on 11 March 2025 outlining tax policies and proposals designed to restore fiscal discipline, boost revenue generation, and ease economic

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World Bank: Conference looks at implementation of new tax instruments

01 October, 2021

On 1 October 2021 the second day of the Third World Bank Tax Conference looked at the practical implementation of new tax instruments. Sugar tax in South Africa The sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa was first announced in the 2016

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Ireland announces Budget for 2019

10 October, 2018

On 9 October 2018, the Budget for 2019 was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance. The summary of 2019 Budget measures are following: Corporate Tax Film Relief The scheme provides relief in the form of a corporation tax credit related to

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Tanzania: Finance Minister presented 2018-19 Budget

19 June, 2018

Tanzania: Finance Minister presented 2018-19 Budget 19 June 2018 The Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Philip I. Mpango, presented the 2018/19 Budget on June 14, 2018 to the national assembly. Some key points of the budget are given

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Namibia: Budget for 2018/19

14 March, 2018

On 7 March 2018, Mr. Calle Schlettwein, The Finance Minister of Namibia delivered the 2018 budget speech (the Budget). Changes to the Income Tax Act will come into effect in 2019. Phasing out of preferential tax treatment to manufacturers The

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