IMF Report Looks at the Economy of Hong Kong SAR
On 8 March 2022, the IMF published a report following discussions with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China, under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The economy of Hong Kong SAR has undergone a strong
See MoreUK: Summary of responses to consultation on VAT exemption for land
On 30 November 2021 the UK government published a summary of responses to the consultation on aspects of the VAT exemption for land and the option to tax. A consultation paper in May 2021, asked for evidence to assess potential options for
See MoreUK: Amendments to Securitisation Tax Regime
On 30 November 2021 the UK government published a summary of responses to the consultation on the securitisation tax regime. The consultation paper issued on 23 March 2021 contained suggestions on the reform of the taxation of securitisation
See MoreUK: Modernisation of Stamp Taxes on Shares
On 20 July 2021 the UK government published a summary of the responses to the consultation document on the modernisation of stamp taxes on shares. The government had issued a call for evidence on the principles and design of a new stamp duty and
See MoreUK: Consultation on securitisation tax regime
On 23 March 2021 the UK government issued a consultation paper on the reform of the taxation of securitisation companies. Securitisation is used for the purpose of raising finance on the capital markets through the issue of asset-backed
See MoreMalta: Finance Minister presents Budget for 2020
On 19 October 2020, the Minister for Finance, Edward Scicluna presented the Budget for 2021 to the Parliament. The budget has no tax increases. The key measures regarding tax and incentives are as follows: The tax refund check will be
See MoreUK: Call for Evidence on Stamp Duty and SDRT
On 21 July 2020 the UK issued a call for evidence inviting the views of interested parties on the design of a new framework for stamp taxes on shares (STS). Comments are invited by 13 October 2020. The STS framework covers the legislation,
See MoreEgypt: Tax measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Recently, the Egyptian Government has announced several tax measures to mitigate the financial effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main tax measures are as following: Capital Gains: the extension of the suspension from the taxation
See MoreJapan announces emergency economic measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
On 7 April 2020, the National Tax Agency of Japan announced tax relief measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For almost all national tax liabilities of legal or individual taxpayers for which payment due dates fall
See MoreMalta: Finance Minister presents Budget for 2020
On 14 October 2019, Edward Scicluna, the Finance Minister of Malta, presented budget for the year 2020 to the Parliament. The budget focused on a number of key measures relating to sustainable development, the environment, technological innovation
See MoreAustralia: State Budget 2017-18
On 22 June 2017, the Treasurer, Mr. Tom Koutsantonis released the 2017-18 Budget of South Australia with the following measures: Stamp duty surcharge for foreign purchasers From 1 January 2018, a surcharge of 4% will apply to all residential
See MoreTurkey: Reduction in stamp duty, deed fees and RUSF rates
The Decree 2017/9973 was published in the official gazette on 15th March 2017 that reduces stamp duty, deed fees and Resource Utilization Support Fund (RUSF) rates on certain transactions. The Decree entered into force on the day of its publication.
See MoreTurkey: Tax amendments gazetted
The Law No. 6824 was published in the official gazette on 8th March 2017 that amend a number of laws. Under the Law, a compliant taxpayer is defined as a taxpayer not having tax debts or not including tax penalties over the amount of TRY 1,000. The
See MoreVenezuela: Resolution SNAT/2017/0003 about value of tax unit gazetted
The Resolution SNAT/2017/0003 was published on 24th February 2017 in the Official Gazette that implements a 69.5% increase in the value of a tax unit (TU). Some amounts relating to stamp duties, penalties and other aspects of tax are adjusted on a
See MoreTurkey: VAT rates and stamp duty on certain goods amended
The Decree No. 2017/9759 for amending the tax rates of the special consumption tax (SCT), VAT and stamp duty on certain goods and transactions was published in the official gazette on 3rd February 2017. A zero per cent rate is set for household
See MoreJersey: Budget for 2017 has been approved
The budget for the year 2017 has been approved by the States Assembly or the parliament of Jersey on 14th December 2016. The draft budget had been presented by the Treasury and Resources Minister on 18th October
See MoreJersey: Budget for 2017 has been presented
The Treasury and Resources Minister has presented the draft budget 2017 on 18th October 2016. The main tax proposals are given below: Corporate Taxation From previous record, unilateral tax relief has been granted by the Comptroller under a
See MoreVenezuela: Increase in value of tax unit gazetted
Resolution SNAT/2016/011 was issued by the National Integrated Service for the Administration of Customs Duties and Taxes on 11th February 2016 and has been published in the Official Gazette. The Resolution increases the tax unit value (TU) from VEF
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