Canada: Government presents 2025 Budget to the House of Commons
Canada’s government has presented the Budget 2025 to the House of Commons on 4 November 2025. It emphasised a strategy to build major infrastructure, housing, and key industries to support economic growth and long-term prosperity. The
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Kazakhstan: Government scales back SME tax restrictions in partial Tax Code rollback
In late October 2025, the Kazakh government announced a partial rollback of several measures in its new Tax Code, responding to concerns that certain provisions would place an excessive burden on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and
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UAE: FTA issues guidance on tiered excise tax for sweetened beverages
The UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has published guidance on the "Tiered Volumetric Model" for excise tax on sugary beverages, urging producers, importers, and stockpilers of sugar-sweetened drinks to review the sugar content of their products in
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UAE: MoF partners with ADIB to launch first retail sukuk platform
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has signed a cooperation agreement with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), making it the first bank to join the Ministry’s newly launched “Retail Sukuk” initiative. The initiative aims to enable citizens and residents
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OECD issues draft 2025 update on consolidated mutual agreement procedure information
The OECD has issued a preliminary version of the 2025 update to the Consolidated Information on Mutual Agreement Procedures. This edition compiles, in a single publication, BEPS Action 14 information for all Inclusive Framework jurisdictions,
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Australia: Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms
Australia’s Treasury has launched a consultation to further streamline and enhance the foreign investment framework reforms on 31 October 2025. These reforms will aim to ensure that Australia remains an attractive destination for global
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EU Commission allocates EUR 2.9 billion from innovation fund to advance net-zero technologies
The European Commission announced on 3 November 2025 a total of EUR 2.9 billion in funding to 61 cutting-edge net-zero technology projects. The funding comes from the Innovation Fund, using revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU
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Malta: MoF presents budget measures implementation bill to the parliament
Malta’s Ministry of Finance tabled the Budget Measures Implementation Bill 2025 in parliament on 28 October 2025, following the 2026 Budget speech on 27 October 2025. The Budget Measures Implementation Bill 2025 serves as an Act to implement
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Taiwan: Tax Authority clarifies no deduction for employee travel input tax
Taiwan’s Taipei National Tax Administration of the Ministry of Finance stated that when a business arranges employee travel to reward staff, the input tax included in the related invoices cannot be declared as a deduction against output tax on 31
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New Zealand: Revenue Minister unveils updated tax and social policy plan
New Zealand’s Revenue Minister Simon Watts unveiled an updated Tax and Social Policy Work Programme aimed at boosting economic growth by enhancing the country’s appeal to investors, skilled professionals, and small businesses on 29 October
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Cyprus: Council of Ministers approves tax reforms, includes high corporate tax
The Cyprus Council of Ministers has approved the tax reform plan after the Cyprus Tax Reform Team presented its tax proposals to key stakeholders at the Presidential Palace on 26 February 2025. The main tax measures are: Corporate tax
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Bangladesh: Central Bank may lower policy rate in January 2026
Bangladesh’s central bank, Bangladesh Bank, has hinted at a potential adjustment to its policy rate in the upcoming monetary policy, which is anticipated for January 2026, following a meeting with the visiting IMF Fifth Review Mission on 30
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The UAE Central Bank has announced a 25-basis-point reduction in its base rate for overnight deposit facilities, lowering it from 4.15% to 3.90% as of 29 October 2025. This change, effective 30 October 2025, follows the US Federal Reserve's
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Poland: MoF makes certificates and authorisations module available in KSeF
Poland’s Ministry of Finance launched the Certificates and Authorisations Module (MCU) on 1 November 2025. This module will enable users to manage authorisations in KSeF, submit certificate applications, and download certificates for system
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OECD reports increase in MAP and APA caseloads in 2024 data published on Tax Certainty Day 2025
The OECD has released new tax dispute statistics, highlighting generally positive results despite ongoing challenges on 31 October 2025. Tax certainty: OECD releases new statistics on tax disputes, showing positive outcomes but with challenges
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Angola: AGT suspends tax identification number for delinquent legal entities
Angola’s General Tax Administration (AGT) announced on 30 October 2025 that, in accordance with Article 13 of Presidential Decree No. 245/21 of 4 October, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 87/25 of 22 April, the Individual Taxpayer Registry
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Finland develops internal control and risk management based on OECD recommendations
Finland’s Ministry of Finance announced on 31 October 2025 that it has been collaborating with the OECD to identify the most effective approaches to developing internal control, risk management, and internal audit. This work is a response to the
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Canada: Bank of Canada cuts rate amid US tariff hike
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate to 2.25% on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, citing ongoing economic weakness, but emphasised that monetary policy cannot reverse the structural damage caused by the US trade war. The central bank
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