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Smirnoff owner Diageo to pay HMRC £107m in ‘Google tax’ crackdown
May 12th, 2017
Drinks company will challenge HMRC claim for tax and interest over ‘diverted profits’ Diageo, the drinks company behind Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, is to pay HMRC £107m under the “Google tax” crackdown aimed at multinationals. The FTSE 100 ...
Uber is a transportation service and could need new licenses in Europe, top court advisor says
May 11th, 2017
Uber suffered a setback Thursday with an advisor to Europe’s top court stating that the ride-hailing app is providing transportation services, and not merely connecting drivers to passengers via technology which the U.S. firm which has previously argued. “The ...
AMF consults on changes to its General Regulation ahead of MiFID II
May 11th, 2017
As part of the reform of its markets in financial instruments directive, on 7 April 2016 the European Commission adopted a delegated directive that sets out provisions on the safeguarding of financial instruments and funds, product governance and inducements. ...
Dollar hits eight-week highs vs. yen, kiwi tumbles
May 11th, 2017
The dollar edged lower after notching an eight week high against the yen on Thursday in Asian trade, while the New Zealand dollar tumbled after its central bank suggested a tightening was further out than markets had priced in. ...
Emmanuel Macron has pledged to reduce taxation on companies to 25 percent
May 10th, 2017
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president-in-waiting after a resounding poll victory Sunday, campaigned on a platform that combined unstinting support for the EU with tax cuts for business and a pledge to maintain the country’s social safety net. Following are key ...
EU tax rules are not currently prepared for the digital economy
May 9th, 2017
European tax rules are not currently prepared for the digital economy. They need to be adapted to reality in order to offer the people of Europe a more prosperous future. This was the main message of the European Economic ...
Business cycles are credit cycles
May 7th, 2017
This article gets to the heart of why central banks’ monetary policy will never succeed. The fundamental error is to regard economic cycles as originating in the private sector, when they are the consequence of fluctuations in credit. It ...
Italy gets Google to pay $335 million in tax arrears
May 5th, 2017
Google has buckled again under government pressure and agreed to pay millions in back taxes in Europe. Italy’s tax agency confirmed that Google (GOOGL, Tech30) would pay €306 million ($335 million) to cover taxes for the years 2009 to ...
EU court backs airlines over bird strike claims worth £11m
May 5th, 2017
Lawyers pursuing claims for flight delays have suffered a rare court defeat in a judgment that could scupper thousands of potential claims. The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled today that a collision between an aircraft and ...
Scientists estimated that VW’s emissions cheating will lead to some 1,200 premature deaths in Europe
May 4th, 2017
Scientists are working on an assessment of the health impact of excess emissions from diesel cars in Europe in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal. The assessment is a follow-up to a study published last March, in which it ...
