Papua New Guinea presents Annual Budget 2025
Papua New Guinea’s Department of the Treasury has presented the 2025 Annual Budget to the Parliament on 29 November 2024. The budget totals PGK 28,357 million, which is PGK 980 million larger than the 2024 budget of PGK 27,377
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Dominican Republic clarifies taxation of foreign dividends
The Directorate General of Internal Revenue (DGII) of the Dominican Republic issued a consultation letter offering clarification regarding the taxation of foreign dividends received by residents on 15 August 2024. The letter clarifies that:
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Singapore: IRAS issues updated e-tax guide on the GST advance ruling system
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has published an updated version of its e-Tax guide GST: Advance Ruling System (Tenth Edition) on 15 July 2024. This e-Tax Guide explains the GST advance ruling system and the application
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Peru simplifies tax residency certification with new resolution
Peru has introduced Resolution No. 000141-2024/SUNAT, published in the Official Gazette on 14 July 2024, updated to the procedures governing residence certificates for tax treaty applications. This resolution amends the existing Resolution No.
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UK introduces statutory levy on gambling operators
The government announced taking its first steps towards strengthening gambling harm legislation on 27 November 2024, confirming plans to implement a statutory levy on gambling profits and online slot stake limits to help tackle the issue of gambling
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Hong Kong lowers interest rate on tax reserve certificates
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department announced on 29 November 2024 that starting from 2 December 2024, the new annual rate of interest payable on Tax Reserve Certificates will be 0.5500% against the current rate of 0.7167%; i.e. the new rate will
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South Africa: SARS updates interest rate tables, reduces all rates
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has published updated interest rate tables on 22 November 2024. Interest rates charged in terms of the legislation administered by SARS are split into three main categories, namely: interest charged on
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UN approves terms for global tax cooperation framework
The UN has issued a release announcing that the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) has concluded its seventy-ninth session on 27 November 2024. The Second Committee has approved four draft resolutions and two draft decisions on a range of
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France: Prime Minister scraps electricity tax hike
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced on Thursday, 28 November 2024, that he will be abandoning plans to raise electricity taxes in his 2025 budget, responding to threats from the far-right National Rally (RN). Barnier had aimed to raise
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Turkey updates revaluation rate for 2024
Turkey has officially announced an annual revaluation rate of 43.93% for 2024, as published in the Official Gazette No. 32735 on 27 November 2024. The annual revaluation rate is based on the price increase in the production price index for
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Costa Rica sets new interest rate for taxes and customs
Costa Rica’s General Directorate of Finance (DGH) and the General Directorate of Customs (DGA) released Resolution MH-DGH-RES-0054-2024/MH-DGA-RES-1817-2024 which establishes a new interest rate of 8.43% applicable to tax and customs
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Poland consults updated low-tax jurisdictions list, removes Andorra
Poland’s Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation on a proposed legislation that identifies countries and territories involved in harmful tax practices, classifying them as low-tax jurisdictions. The bill proposes to remove
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Colombia consults new tax haven list
The Ministry of Finance in Colombia has released a draft decree for public consultation, proposing a new list of 25 jurisdictions classified as non-cooperative due to their low or zero taxation (commonly referred to as tax havens). The deadline
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OECD releases new reports on automatic exchange of information, global forum activities
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is holding its 17th Annual Plenary Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum) which started on 26 November 2024 in
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Denmark consults draft bill for crypto-asset reporting
The Danish Ministry of Taxation has opened a public consultation on a draft bill to implement Council Directive (EU) 2023/2226 (DAC8) and the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). The consultation is set to conclude on 13 December 2024. The
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European Commission applauds Greece’s pledge to align tonnage tax with state aid rules
The European Commission in a release on 25 November 2024 announced that the acceptance by Greece of the appropriate measures proposed by the Commission to bring the existing Greek tonnage tax scheme and related measures in line with State aid
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Russia clarifies taxation of international shipping under 1997 treaty with Turkey
The Russian Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued Guidance Letter No. 03-08-09/96760 on 2 November 2024, clarifying the tax treatment of payments related to the operation of shipping vessels in international transport, in accordance with the 1997 tax
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South Africa consults taxation of alcoholic beverages, phase two of carbon tax, tax treatment of collective investment schemes
South Africa's National Treasury has unveiled three discussion papers for public consultation, on 13 November 2024, focusing on carbon tax, alcohol taxation, and the tax treatment of collective investment schemes. These proposals, aimed at refining
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