Search Results for: taxes
EU VAT Rates Stabilizing, Ending Upward Trend
November 17th, 2016
Just one EU member state has increased its headline VAT rate since 2014, indicating that states are no longer looking to VAT to fund other growth-friendly reforms, as had been seen in previous years. The EU said in its ...
Is Trump’s proposal to slash the U.S. corporate tax rate down to 15% a possibility?
November 16th, 2016
Donald Trump’s proposal to slash the U.S. corporate tax rate down to 15% from 35% is within the realm of possibility, the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says — but realizing some of the president-elect’s ...
Asian Stocks Rebound Amid Dollar Retreat as Trump Shock Fades
November 16th, 2016
Zinc retreats from six-year high as yuan extends slide Major crude producers are holding talks to agree output cuts Asian stocks rose for the first time in four days and the dollar weakened versus most peers as investors questioned ...
Bonds Selloff Abates as Dollar Snaps Trump Rally; Oil Rebounds
November 15th, 2016
Emerging-market stocks, currencies have first gains in a week Japan bonds fall after auction; 10-year yield touches zero The fallout from Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency showed signs of moderating in financial markets with benchmark Treasuries and emerging-market ...
BHS owner arrested
November 14th, 2016
Dominic Chappell, the businessman Sir Philip Green sold BHS to for £1, has been arrested for unpaid taxes. It has been reported that HMRC officers arrested Mr Chappell at his home in Dorset over the weekend. His personal company, ...
Perilous government finances
November 13th, 2016
President-elect Trump stated in his victory speech that he intends to make America great again by infrastructure spending. Unfortunately, he is unlikely to have the room for manoeuvre to achieve this ambition as well as his intended tax cuts, ...
40% beef tax suggested to pay for climate damage
November 11th, 2016
Global taxes have been suggested for beef and dairy products to pay for climate damage caused during their production. The University of Oxford study argues emissions pricing on food could avert more pollution than generated by the aviation industry, ...
Asian Shares Jump With Metals as Trump Reassessed; Kiwi Weakens
November 10th, 2016
Stock gains led by raw-materials producers as copper jumps Australian 10-year debt yield surges more than 20 basis points Stocks in Asia rebounded from their steepest slide since Brexit, industrial metals surged and regional bonds tumbled after Donald Trump’s ...
PwC survey: UK Firms say further Corporate Tax Cut is unnecessary
November 8th, 2016
Reducing the corporation tax rate beyond the 17% set for 2020 will have limited impact and risks alienating the public Businesses wary of industrial strategy for tax, with many believing there should be a level playing field for all ...
Asian Shares Gain as FBI Clears Clinton
November 7th, 2016
Equity markets rallied, a sign that investors believe a victory for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is now more likely Tuesday Asian share markets were broadly higher Monday, with the dollar surging after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation stood ...
