Canada: Ontario aviation tax on fuel will increase

August 27, 2014

The Ontario aviation fuel tax will raise by 1 cent per liter and it will effective from September 1, 2014. It will also carry on increasing by 1 cent per liter on April 1 for the next three

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Pakistan: Planning to raise further tax to 2%

July 15, 2014

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is planning to raise 'further tax' from existing 1 % to 2%  in budget (2014-15) on supplies made to persons who have not obtained sales tax registration numbers (STRNs), doubling the burden of extra sales tax on

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Brazil- Taxes on Drinks Ahead Of World Cup Increases

April 20, 2014

To take full benefit from the large number of visitors to the country this year, Brazil is to increase taxes on certain categories of drink such as beer, energy drinks and some fruit juice before the beginning of the soccer World Cup which is to be

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Peru – Reduced rate of general sales tax

February 23, 2014

Peru’s tax administration issued a resolution concerning the reduced rate of general sales tax on 1 February 2014. The general sales tax is charged on the purchase price of certain goods and services. The resolution will be effective from 1 March

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US Lawmakers Plead for Sales Tax Deduction Renewal

February 17, 2014

A bipartisan group of 57 Members has, in a letter to the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, sought a renewal of the United States state and local sales tax deduction, which expired on January 1, 2014. The state and local sales tax

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US States Cut Taxes in 2013

December 18, 2013

Eighteen US states have cut taxes in the 2013 legislative year, reflecting an emphasis, following the recession, on pro-growth reforms that encourage economic expansion and competition, according to a new report by the Center for State Fiscal Reform

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Pakistan: Tax law changes enacted in Finance Act 2013

August 01, 2013

Pakistan’s Finance Act 2013 implements the tax changes proposed in the budget for 2013. The changes came into force from 1 July 2013. The Finance Act 2013 includes following tax provisions: Change the rules on the taxation of property income,

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Pakistan: Supreme Court rules against increase in sales tax

July 11, 2013

The Supreme Court (SC) ruled on 21 June 2013, that the government was not ratified to impose or increase sales tax from 16% to 17% on the value of taxable supplies by way of declaration under section 3 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1931

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