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Argentina: President Christina Fernandez drops grain tax hike
In reaction to yesterday´s decision by Argentinean Congress to reject a bill on grain tax hike, President Christina Fernandez de Kichner decided to drop such proposal. This decision is a double defeat for the current government. On one hand, it represents a forced bow... Argentina’s protests around increased food taxes
Soaring food taxes are causing some serious political discords in Argentina. The President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the Vice President Julio Cobo came head to head in the 16-hour televised debate on the... Argentinean Senate defeats presidential grain-export tax package
It has been a treacherous morning after the Argentinean Vice President Julio Cobos voted at Congress against the proposal of President Christina Fernandez for a grain export tax. By casting a single decisive vote,...Samsung boss guilty of tax fraud
Lee Kun hee the sumsung chairman is found guilty of tax fraud. " Lee, 66, was cleared of the more serious charge of breach of trust. The court in Seoul also fined Lee 110bn won ($109m). Prosecutors had sought a seven-year jail term and 350bn won ($347m) in fines.... High petrol prices are GOOD for us, says Cabinet minister
I think he should have known better about how the majority live..or maybe he lives on other planet? " A cabinet minister welcomed spiralling petrol prices last night as an incentive for drivers to make fewer car... Portugal to adopt "Robin Hood" tax on oil companies
In a new turn in government-oil company relations, Portugal intends to tax their climbing profits. Such move has already been introduced by some oil exporting countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador. Now, the turn falls on consumer countries to follow. " Portugal... Export Tax That Angers Farmers Advances in Argentina
The battle over the taxes, which caused farmers to rebel against the government, setting up blockades on major highways and cutting off exports of grains, now moves to the Senate for consideration, which could begin... That's Not a Chip... That's a Pringle!
In a tax dispute ruling, a London judge announced that Pringles are not potato chips, as they do not fit the legal definition. The stackable snackables are made from dough and not potato, and the eating "experience"... Truckers' fuel tax protest hits London
Two-hundred truck drivers have threatened to bring London to a standstill in a protest for lower taxes on diesel fuel. Escorted by police cars, the trucks drove to Britain's Parliament, where a debate over fuel taxes... New Math: 2.3¢ carbon tax now means 10 ¢ a litre at Gas Stations.
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorFollowing British Columbians accepting that $100.00 carbon tax cheque from our Provincial government, today we will have cheque cashers remorse now that BC's... Tax survey reveals resentful British
I find it hard to believe 56% of people in the UK did not know what income tax bracket they were in."Eight out of 10 Britons think they are paying more tax than they were five years ago, with nearly half blaming the rise on stealth taxes, a survey showed today.Around 81% of...North America's 1st carbon tax rolls out under fire
"VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Civic leader Scott Nelson says he is as worried as anyone about global warming, but that does not make him happy to be one of the first North Americans to pay a carbon tax to curb climate change. Nelson, mayor of Williams Lake, British...Premier tries to explain how carbon tax is good for people
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI am sure most of you in British Columbia got your $100.00 Environmental Cheque in the mail this week?Now our illustrious Premier sans Disco Dance shoes, tries a new mode... Many teens get booze from parents
Highschool graduation is undeniably a great triumph for most teens, but for the parents, graduation can be a time of worry as anything can happen unexpectedly. Unexpectedly for the worse, that is. What's the... Majority oppose B.C. carbon tax
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA scant few months ago when a Carbon Tax was announced by the British Columbia Government, much Back slapping, Banners and Party Favours were passed out to a Liberal...
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