Portugal: Parliament rejects 2022 Budget Bill
On 27 October 2021, the Portuguese parliament rejected the government's 2022 budget bill (Bill 116/XIV/3). The draft bill was submitted in parliament on 11 October 2021 and includes various tax-related measures, including revised personal income
See MoreFrance: New tax plans by the newly elected president
French newly elected president has committed to reduce the corporate tax rate from current rate of 33.3% to 25% with the aim to bring it in line with the EU average within five years. The tax credit on research, innovation and the start-up status
See MoreCanada: Prime Minister promises to improve mining tax credit
The Prime Minister of Canada has made a promise that if re-elected, his Government would prolong the mineral exploration tax credit for 3 years to 2019. As part of his election campaign, the Prime Minister also declared that his government would
See MoreCanadian parties announce election campaigns
The Prime Minister of Canada has declared election campaign for his party with a statement that the Internship Job Creation Tax Credit will be improved. The federal general election will go on 19th October
See MoreCanada: Federal budget due 21 April 2015
Finance Minister will deliver the Conservative government’s federal budget for 2015 on 21st April 2015. It is being expected that the budget is to be balanced and will set the platform for Conservative government’s tax and financial policies due
See MoreCanada: New Democratic Party would aim tax agency reforms
In Canada, New Democratic Party (NDP) has declared that if the party win this year's general election, it would prioritize significant reforms to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The party has committed to work with small business organizations and
See MoreBulgaria: New Government break on flat tax
A high level member of Bulgaria's new coalition Government has said that his alternative Party will oppose the Government's plans to retain the country's flat tax regime. The Deputy Prime Minister for Labor and Social Policy and his left-wing
See MoreGovernment of Sweden cuts growth forecast and promised to raise more taxes if re-elected
The economy of Sweden contracted slightly in the first quarter and barely grew in the April-June period as its key export sector was hurt by sluggish overseas demand, particularly in Europe. Borg cut his forecast for growth this year to 1.9 percent
See MoreUK: May move towards a Single Income Tax by merging social security with Income Tax
It was reported by the Tax Payer’s Alliance (TPA) that Chancellor George Osborne aimed to merge the social security with income tax to move towards a single income tax and he is intended to include it in the Conservative Party's next election
See MoreUS Approves Delay to EU Aviation ETS Implementation
A member of the relevant Senate Committee has welcomed the European parliament’s recommendation to extend to 2017 the moratorium on aviation emission taxes on international flights entering or leaving the EU. Various countries outside the EU have
See MoreLuxembourg – Capital Flight Expected
Luxembourg’s intention to begin automatic exchange of information from January 1, 2015, is considered likely to have a significant impact on the financial sector. The national statistics agency Statec considers that a proportion of around five
See MoreUS: Republican Obama Care Abolition Plan Includes New Tax Credit
The recent healthcare reforms of the Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obama care, have been vehemently opposed by some sections of the US Congress. Three United States senators have now released a legislative outline of how the Republican
See MoreIndia: Improvements to VAT compliance and administration procedures
Some improvements to the Indian VAT compliance and administration procedures have been announced to help traders. India’s VAT is a state level tax on the sale of goods. The changes include plans to reduce the number of Indian VAT audits, the
See MorePortugal: Corporate Income Tax Reform
The Corporate Income Tax Reform (“CIT Reform”) represents one of the most ambitious tax initiatives undertaken by the Portuguese Government. On January 16 2014, Law no. 2/2014introduced a set of measures that aim to raise the competitiveness of
See MoreNew Grand Coalition of Germany Ruled out Tax Rises
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has finally signed a coalition agreement with the Social Democrats (SPD), in which both parties pledge their commitment to no new debt or tax rises, as well as to
See MoreGermany: Proposed coalition agreement
The German Conservatives (CDU/CSU) and their ex-opposition party the Social Democrats (SPD) signed a 185 page agreement on the formation of a “grand coalition” on 27 November 2013 which was resulted from five weeks of strong negotiations. The
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