Malawi: Parliament passes 2019-2020 Budget
On 9 September 2019, the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development has published the Budget for 2019-2020 to the parliament. On 10 October 2019 Parliament has approved the K1.7 trillion 2019/20 national budget. Corporate tax
See MoreIreland: Govt. announces draft budget 2020
On 8 October 2019, Govt. announced draft Budget 2020. This draft Budget introduced some amendments in respect of corporate income tax, transfer pricing, dividend withholding tax, personal income tax, small and medium enterprises (SMEs),
See MoreChile: President presents 2020 draft Budget
The President, Sebastian Pinera, announced draft budget for the year 2020. He said that they have passed a very crucial economic time due to the low copper prices and the trade war between China and the United States. The draft budget covers
See MoreNigeria: President presents Budget proposal for 2020
On October 8, 2019, the president, Muhammadu Buhari, presented the draft budget for the year 2020. President Muhammadu Buhari arrives the green chambers of the National Assembly where the joint session of holding to receive the 2020 appropriation
See MoreGreece: Finance Minister presents draft budget for the year 2020
The Finance Minister, Christos Staikouras, presented draft Budget for the year 2020 to the Parliament on 7 October 2019. It proposes discretionary tax measures declared by the Prime Minister such as reduction in corporate tax rate, reduction in the
See MoreZambia presents the budget for 2020
On 27 September 2019, the Minister of Finance (MOF) presented the budget for 2020 to the National Assembly. Under the budget the following important amendments to the Income Tax Act will take effect from 1 January 2020: Corporate tax
See MoreAlgeria: Tax agency declares draft Budget 2020
On 29 September 2019, the General Directorate of Taxes announced the draft Budget 2020, which includes measures to implement incentives for high-technology and innovative start-ups, VAT exemptions, to prevent VAT fraud.
See MorePoland: Council of Ministers adopts draft budget law for 2020
On 24 September 2019, the Poland Council of Ministers adopted the draft budget law for 2020. For the first time since 1989, there will be no deficit in the budget. The 2020 Budget changes the following tax measures on personal income tax; Tax
See MoreIceland: Government announces fiscal budget proposal for 2020
On 6 September 2019, Mr. Bjarni Benediktsson, the honorable Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Iceland introduced the fiscal budget proposal for 2020 that would be presented before Parliament on Tuesday 10 September 2019. Among the salient
See MoreEgypt: MOF issues draft budget for 2019-2020
On 21 September 2019, Egypt’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has issued draft budget for 2019-2020 which is scheduled to be discussed during the next parliamentary session. The draft budget includes following tax incentives: The draft budget
See MoreNetherlands: Budget proposal for 2020
On 17 September 2019, the Dutch Government published the 2020 budget proposals, which includes the Tax Plan for 2020. The 2020 Tax Plan package consists of the following six bills: the 2020 Tax Plan Bill;the Other 2020 Tax Measures
See MoreSweden: Government submits the Budget for 2020
On 18 September 2019, the budget for 2020 was submitted to the Parliament by the Swedish Government. The draft budget provides for the following tax reform: -The most important reform is the abolition of the austerity measures introduced in 1995
See MoreIreland: Finance Ministry issues Budget 2020 strategy
On 11 September 2019, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform issued Budget 2020 strategy. It will be delivered at a time of unprecedented uncertainty but it will be delivered from a position of
See MoreCzech Republic: Cabinet approves draft budget for 2020
On 16 September 2019, Government announced that Czech cabinet approved the draft budget proposal for 2020. This draft budget was prepared by the Ministry of Finance. It focuses mainly on pensions, wages, parental allowance and government spending
See MoreDominican Republic: Public Finance Ministry presents annual budget policy 2020
On 10 September 2019, the Ministry of Public Finance presented an annual budgetary proposal for the year 2020 and sent it to the Executive Branch to take it into account for the annual budget. It covers financial activities, excise duty on alcohol
See MoreMexico: Tax reform proposal in economic package 2020
On 8 September 2019, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s presented Economic Package for the fiscal year 2020 to Congress. The economic package proposed following tax reform measures: Transparent Entities International
See MoreGermany presents Budget for 2020
On 10 September 2019, the Finance Minister presented the Government's draft Budget for 2020 to the lower house of parliament (the Bundestag). The draft budget includes following measures: Currently, the solidarity tax is a 5.5% surtax on
See MoreCosta Rica: Government announces the budget for 2020
On 30 August 2019, Costa Rican government presented the 2020 budget to the Legislative Assembly which is 4.3% lower than in 2019, thus representing the largest spending reduction in recent years. The tax reform adopted by Congress in December is
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