January 31st, 2008 . by
The United States House of Representatives has approved legislation providing for fiscal stimulus through individual tax rebates and measures aimed at encouraging small businesses to invest.
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January 31st, 2008 . by
Following the publication of Sir David Varney’s Review of tax policy in Northern Ireland on 17 December, Sir David has been asked by the Chancellor to conduct a further review of the Northern Ireland economy.
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January 31st, 2008 . by
Significant progress has been made in discussions on a new fiscal scheme for the Netherland Antillean islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba after they attain a new constitutional status, it has been reported.
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January 30th, 2008 . by
Ministers from European Free Trade Area (EFTA) governments agreed on the fringes of last week’s World Economic Forum annual meeting to launch free trade negotiations with India.
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January 30th, 2008 . by
US Senator John Kerry (D-Mass) has this week praised the Senate Finance Committee’s inclusion of small business tax incentives in the economic stimulus package.
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January 30th, 2008 . by
The Labuan Financial Centre celebrated a significant milestone in its history this week with the rebranding and launch of the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (IBFC), a name which aims to be more reflective of Labuans new focus.
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January 29th, 2008 . by
The Indian government announced last week that later this year, electronic tax payment is to become mandatory for certain groups of taxpayers.
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January 29th, 2008 . by
A ten-month long tax amnesty which began last year has yielded the Russian government about USD150 million in tax after a last minute rush of declarations, it has been reported.
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January 29th, 2008 . by
Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheal Martin, has announced the launch of a revised and simplified Research and Development Grant Scheme, which will make EUR500m available to companies across all sectors.
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January 28th, 2008 . by
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (pictured), joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehner on Thursday in announcing a bipartisan agreement on an economic growth package.
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