Tax-News.com: Former prime minister Michel Rochard has this week presented to the French government a report on the introduction of a new carbon tax. The report will be examined by President Nicolas Sarkozy, and the fate of the tax decided.
Switzerland and the US entered negotiations, on 28 April 2009, to revise their tax treaty in line with the reorientation of international cooperation in the case of tax offences.
The move follows the decision of the Federal Council on 13 March to withdraw Switzerland’s reservation to Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Treaty. This will permit exchange of tax information with other countries in individual cases where a specific and justified request has been made.
On 25 March …
A draft report by the European Commission, finalised on 26 March 2009, concluded that US laws on remote gambling deny access and discriminate against foreign suppliers of gambling and betting services and are inconsistent with World Trade Organisaton (WTO) rules.
EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton said: “It is for the US to decide how best to regulate Internet gambling in its market, but this must be done in a way that fully respects WTO obligations. I am hopeful that we can find a …
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