Tag: taxing
US not ruling out taxing low-cost Chinese exports, says Yellen
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States does not rule out imposing tariffs on low-cost Chinese products that endanger entire sectors of American industry, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on…
European Commission proposes taxing Russian and Belarusian grain
Published on 03/22/2024 at 11:31 a.m. Photo credit © Reuters PARIS (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed on Friday to tax certain Russian…
Live, war in Ukraine: Ursula von der Leyen proposes taxing Russian and Belarusian grain imports
The President of the European Commission wants to impose customs duties on cereals, oilseeds and derived products from Russia and Belarus, which are currently exempt. “This will prevent Russian cereals…
Colombia: Congress approves tax reform aimed at taxing the richest
The Colombian Congress has approved a tax reform aimed at taxing the richest as well as the oil sector, one of the emblematic projects of leftist President Gustavo Petro, we…
taxing superprofits could yield much more than expected
Taxing superprofits could yield much more than expected by the government, even if the measure is limited to the energy sector, economists from the Institute for Public Policy (IPP) estimated…
In Germany, the “council of the wise” recommends temporarily taxing the richest
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and leader of Germany’s “Council of Elders” Monika Schnitzer in Berlin on November 9, 2022. MICHELE TANTUSSI / REUTERS The annual report of the council for…
Taxing private jets could bring in 660 million euros by 2030, according to the NGO Transport & Environment
Greenpeace activists in front of the Parc des Princes in Paris on September 6, 2022. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP While drought and fires have made the deleterious effects of global…
Lighten the taxation of capital by taxing the land, the idea of the Circle of Economists
The Circle of Economist Economists recommends abolishing all property taxes and introducing, in their place, a single tax on land owned by businesses and individuals. NicVW/Nicolas – stock.adobe.com This reform…
“The Johnson government does not rule out, in defiance of Liberal propriety, taxing the superprofits of energy suppliers”
During Questions to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the House of Commons, in London, on May 18, 2022. JESSICA TAYLOR / AFP Lsoaring energy prices and the…
taxing land to fight against inequalities
Delivered. Contributions to the presidential election could have served as a powerful media springboard. What could be more judicious than a major public debate on the question of heritage and…
Biden proposes a new form of taxing the super-rich
This “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” would target the 700 richest Americans, with a minimum tax rate of 20% on income over $100 million annually. President Biden is proposing as part…
War in Ukraine: OECD calls for taxing excess profits of energy companies
The Russian invasion risks costing a world growth point. Given the great uncertainty about the evolution of the conflict in Ukraine and its collateral economic effects, the OECD refrains from…