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Belgium Clarifies Focus Of 2013 Tax Controls
19/6/2013
Belgium's General Tax Administration has announced details of the tax controls that it intends to implement this year, to increase transparency and to encourage taxpayers in Belgium to meet their tax obligations in future.
Electrabel Submits Fresh Nuclear Tax Challenge
19/6/2013
Belgium's nuclear electricity producer Electrabel, subsidiary of French energy giant GDF Suez, has submitted a fresh appeal to the Belgian Constitutional Court challenging the Government's controversial nuclear tax, which was almost doubled to EUR550m (USD596m) last year.
Canada Outlines Stance On Japanese Trade Talks
19/6/2013
The Canadian Government has tabled its response to a parliamentary committee's comments on the proposed economic partnership agreement with Japan, welcoming the committee's analysis and recommendations.
East African Budgets Hike Taxes
19/6/2013
The East African Community member nations, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, held their Budget Day on June 13 for the 2013/14 fiscal year, and all raised taxes to fund growing infrastructure and economic development expenditure.
Hollande Backs Rise In Pension Contribution Period
19/6/2013
Ahead of upcoming discussions with the country's social partners on pension reform, French President François Hollande has made clear that he has no intention of completely "starting from scratch" with the system.
Law to Exclude US Ex-Citizens Judged To Have Avoided Tax
19/6/2013
Two US Senators have filed an amendment to the Immigration Reform Bill that will automatically bar former citizens eligible to pay the exit tax from re-entering the USA unless they can show the Department of Homeland Security that they did not renounce US citizenship for tax purposes.
China, EU To Talk On Trade Disputes
19/6/2013
It has been announced that the European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng are to meet in Beijing on June 21, during the 27th annual EU-China Joint Committee, to discuss the currently difficult trade relations between the European Union and China.
Switzerland Rules Out Ecological Tax Reform Bill
19/6/2013
The Swiss Federal Council has announced that it does not intend to draft a bill, providing for an ecological reform of taxation in the Confederation.
IRS Describes Its Online Support For Small Businesses
19/6/2013
The United States Internal Revenue Service has described its online information, support and services for those taxpayers who own or operate, or plan to start, a small business.
Liechtenstein, EU Launch Savings Tax Talks
19/6/2013
Liechtenstein's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Adrian Hasler has held a first round of talks with European Tax Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta, on extending the Savings Tax Directive to close existing loopholes.
G8 Leaders Agree To Tax And Transparency Plans
19/6/2013
Leaders from the world's eight biggest industrialized nations have signed a declaration they claim will "make a real difference" in the fight against tax evasion and avoidance.
July Start Earmarked For EU, US Trade Talks
19/6/2013
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership "could be the biggest bilateral trade deal in history," UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said at the G8 Summit, where it was announced that negotiations will begin next month.
Switzerland Withholds EUR615m In 2012 In EU Interest Tax
19/6/2013
According to the Swiss Federal Department of Finance, gross revenue generated from the system of tax retention on interest payments made in Switzerland to European Union taxpayers, amounted to CHF615.4m (USD666.6m) for the 2012 tax year.
Switzerland To 'Cooperate Actively' On OECD AEI Standard
19/6/2013
The Swiss Federal Council has announced that it is prepared "to cooperate actively," under the auspices of the OECD, on the development of a global standard for the automatic exchange of information.
Australia Reminds SMEs Of Tax Relief Deadline
18/6/2013
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan has issued a reminder to the country's 3.2m small businesses that they have just 13 days of the current financial year left to access "generous" tax reliefs.
