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1 week, 3 days ago

Global Gaming In India: How Policy Reforms Can Unlock New Opportunities

ABP News

Online gaming in India is experiencing a boom, with nearly 430 million players actively engaged in a variety of games. With the right support and regulatory clarity, the global gaming industry will be drawn to India, paving the way for technological advancements, bridging the digital divide, and even inspiring educational game development. Thus, the imposition of an enhanced 28 per …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Foreign Office asks private schools to offer discounted fees for diplomats' children following Labour's VAT raid

Daily Mail

The Foreign Office has pleaded with private schools to offer discounted fees to diplomats’ children amid Labour’s tax raid. Private school fees will be subject to VAT from January when Labour ends an exemption for the provision of education, Rachel Reeves has said The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office government building on Whitehall in the Westminster district of London in …

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Tariffs, immigrants and fiscal policy: Trump’s second term as US president

Al Jazeera

Analysts expect Trump to act on his threats of imposing tariffs and blocking immigrants soon in his second term. And while he expects “fairly stiff tariffs” on imports from China, Hufbauer says there will likely be exceptions for billionaires who supported Trump, including businesses like Elon Musk’s Tesla and TikTok. “How far tariffs go depends on how far President Xi …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bloomberg Surveillance 11/06/2024

Bloomberg

00:00 JONATHAN: THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT GONE HOME SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS WAS NOT ABLE TO DO THAT AND NOT ABLE TO OVERCOME DONALD TRUMP'S ADVANTAGE ON THE ECONOMY AND IMMIGRATION AND SHE WILL HAVE TO FACE THAT AND VOTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WOMEN VOTERS WILL HAVE TO FACE THE FACT THAT WE ARE …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why didn’t Labour’s Budget squeeze the super-rich a bit harder?

The Independent

While I support the Budget’s priority in investing in our public services and the future of our country, I do wish the chancellor had grasped the nettle on taxing the super-rich. Modest wealth taxes – measures tackling inheritance tax, capital gains and income tax rates – could have raised £10bn a year. Harry Duffin Warwickshire I’m not hard working – …

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2 months ago

Reeves’s Budget to keep interest rates higher for longer, say economists

The Telegraph

Rachel Reeves’s plans for increased borrowing and spending will force the Bank of England to hold interest rates higher for longer, leading economists have said. Pantheon Macroeconomics said that rates would be 0.25 to 0.5pc percentage points higher during the next financial year as a result of the Chancellor’s looser fiscal policy. Economists Robert Wood and Elliott Jordan-Doak said: “The …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris focus on tax policy ahead of next week’s debate

Associated Press

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first time next Tuesday as the presidential candidates fight to sway voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics. ▶ Trump suggests that tariffs on imported goods can help with high child care costs in US Former President Donald Trump has suggested that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: This could be Kamala Harris’ Achilles’ heel with crucial undecided voters

LA Times

Kamala Harris has had a strong start to her presidential campaign, but the remaining weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 election will be closely contested and Harris faces real obstacles. It’s policy, therefore, that could prove to be the Achilles’ heel in Harris’ efforts to keep Trump from a second term. In her first extensive media interview since becoming …

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4 months ago

Experts warn Trump and Harris "no tax on tips" proposals would invite serious "gaming" of the system

Salon

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both proposed axing taxes on tips as they ramp up their presidential bids. Harris joined Trump in boosting the policy at a campaign rally in Nevada last weekend, touting a tax elimination on tips "for service and hospitality workers" alongside a promise to raise the federal minimum wage. Not long …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Will ‘Robin Hood’ taxes be the answer for India?

Deccan Chronicle

Behind the din of whether the Congress Party is likely, as alleged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to tax wealth and inheritance if it comes to power, lies the stratagem of signalling to the top 10 per cent of Indians, whose share in the national income surged from 45 per cent in 1981 to 64.6 per cent by 2023, that …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Biden's State of the Union address: Key Highlights

Hindustan Times

Mar 8, 2024 10:10 AM IST During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden cited a 2021 report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy think tank, stating that 55 of the country’s largest corporations had made $40 billion in profit in their previous fiscal year but hadn't paid any federal corporate income taxes. Biden claimed, “Remember …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Union Budget: Stimulating pharma and healthcare for Amrit Kaal

Firstpost

The Union Budget 2023-24, the first budget of Amrit Kaal, set out a vision and blueprint for an empowered and inclusive economy to lay building blocks for the coming 25 years in the journey to India@100 in 2047. Addressing tax issues about business expenditure Typically, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies incur various marketing and related costs which involve medical practitioners. Input …

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2 years ago

IRS mandatory presidential audit policy goes under spotlight

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — An IRS policy governing the audits of tax returns filed by U.S. presidents is under new scrutiny after a report published by a congressional panel found the agency failed to perform the mandatory inspection of Donald Trump’s returns until Congress pressed for information about the process. The three-point policy states that individual returns for the president and the …

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2 years ago

Citizens unaware of tax rebate for scrapped vehicles

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Since April 1, vehicle buyers can claim up to 25 per cent rebate on road tax if they have scrapped their old vehicle and have a certificate for proof. As per the policy, a 25 per cent concession on road tax is available for non-commercial vehicles for 15 years after the purchase, while for commercial vehicles a 15 per …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Sir Rocco Forte threatens to quit Britain over Truss's tax U-turn

The Telegraph

Leaders from the manufacturing industry were also left dismayed. Stephen Phipson, head of the trade body Make UK, said: “On its own, the short-term decision to increase corporation tax again sends the wrong signal to investors as to how attractive the UK is as a destination for foreign investment. Tim Sarson, head of tax policy at KPMG, said: “What business …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Uniform property tax policy comes into effect for areas under jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Firstpost

MCD also decided to extend the last date for availing 10 per cent rebate on lump-sum payment of property tax to 31 July for 2022-23, which was earlier on 16 July New Delhi: The uniform property tax policy for areas under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi came into effect on Saturday, the civic body said in a …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Selecting a health plan for kids with special needs

Live Mint

Children with special needs such as those diagnosed with autism or Down Syndrome need special care. Mom’s Belief, a mental healthcare and wellness provider, has come out with a comprehensive insurance policy—Aadvik Child Comprehensive Care Program—for children with special needs in association with Care Health Insurance, which is the underwriter of the policy. Star Health Insurance has an insurance plan—Star …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Govt takes steps to get economy back on track

China Daily

Photo taken on Jan 14, 2021 shows a night view of Lujiazui in Pudong of East China's Shanghai municipality. Development is the basis and key for resolving all problems, says premier China will adopt a package of measures to stabilize economic performance in an effort to get the economy back to a normal track and keep major economic indicators within …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Happy Tax Day! Even The Treasury Department Thinks The IRS Is Terrible.

Huff Post

The Treasury Department wants you to be aware that it knows the Internal Revenue Service is not so wonderful. To mark the Monday deadline for filing federal income tax returns, Treasury put out a lengthy statement lamenting the sorry state of the IRS, which the department oversees. “Today’s deadline is an inflection point in what has been the agency’s most …

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3 years ago

COVID-expanded child tax credit benefit nears lapse

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — It’s one of the most far-reaching of all the federal aid programs launched during the COVID-19 pandemic — up to $300 per child going directly into the bank accounts of families on the 15th of every month. The swift launch, and potentially quick end, to the bolstered child tax credit highlights the risks of enacting sweeping social policy …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Tax cuts support local enterprises in Quzhou

China Daily

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-10-21 From the start of the year to date, China has reportedly increased the additional deduction rate for R&D expenses for manufacturers from 75 percent to 100 percent – a policy that is said to have boosted the confidence of businesses and made them more determined than ever to increase their R&D investment. Statistics showed that by the …

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3 years, 11 months ago

At stake in Georgia Senate races: The future of America’s economy

CNN

New York CNN Business — Georgia isn’t just the center of the political universe. Given the “totally unprecedented nature” of the election, Krueger said, “the Georgia races are a “jumpball.” Trump call adds to uncertainty The Senate outlook is being further clouded by the bombshell revelation that President Donald Trump pressured Georgia officials to “find” 11,870 votes that would reverse …

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Global Gaming In India: How Policy Reforms Can Unlock New Opportunities

Foreign Office asks private schools to offer discounted fees for diplomats' children following Labour's VAT raid

Tariffs, immigrants and fiscal policy: Trump’s second term as US president

Bloomberg Surveillance 11/06/2024

Why didn’t Labour’s Budget squeeze the super-rich a bit harder?

Reeves’s Budget to keep interest rates higher for longer, say economists

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris focus on tax policy ahead of next week’s debate

Opinion: This could be Kamala Harris’ Achilles’ heel with crucial undecided voters

Experts warn Trump and Harris "no tax on tips" proposals would invite serious "gaming" of the system

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Will ‘Robin Hood’ taxes be the answer for India?

Joe Biden's State of the Union address: Key Highlights

Union Budget: Stimulating pharma and healthcare for Amrit Kaal

IRS mandatory presidential audit policy goes under spotlight

Citizens unaware of tax rebate for scrapped vehicles

Sir Rocco Forte threatens to quit Britain over Truss's tax U-turn

Uniform property tax policy comes into effect for areas under jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Selecting a health plan for kids with special needs

Govt takes steps to get economy back on track

Happy Tax Day! Even The Treasury Department Thinks The IRS Is Terrible.

COVID-expanded child tax credit benefit nears lapse

Tax cuts support local enterprises in Quzhou

At stake in Georgia Senate races: The future of America’s economy