The EU’s tech rules are under attack — again – POLITICO
Without a hitch, a now-familiar playbook unfolded: The European Commission stood by its “sovereign right to regulate,” European lawmakers…
Poland presses ahead with 3 percent digital tax despite Trump threat – POLITICO
Digital taxes are “designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology,” Trump said in a post on his…
Postal services around the world are suspending parcel deliveries to the US – here's why – The Journal
Postal services around the world are suspending parcel deliveries to the US – here’s why The JournalUN post agency…
French government risks collapse after Bayrou calls high-stakes confidence vote – POLITICO
Bayrou is gambling that lawmakers can at least agree that France’s dire financial situation needs rectifying, but the…
Migration talks missing from economic reform roundtable
I wonder if anyone at the roundtable last week asked Treasury secretary Jenny Wilkinson, or her predecessor Martin…
Productivity summit ends with treasurer signalling tax reforms
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has conceded Australia’s tax system is “imperfect”, declaring he’s “won support” for broader tax reform…
Controversial $10 billion push to tax inheritance in Australia: ‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’
The wealthiest Aussies could have their inheritances taxed under a plan proposed by the Australia Institute. (Source: Getty/Facebook)…
Auckland Council candidate Glenn Archibald faces backlash over tax evasion conviction
At the time, Inland Revenue spokeswoman Karen Whitiskie said Archibald was an experienced accountant who deliberately evaded paying…
As bold economic reform ideas go, an ‘imputed rent’ tax on home owners has precedents
As industry leaders and the federal government prepare for next week’s economic summit, two economists have started a…
Businessman loses appeal over €317,312 inheritance tax bill – The Irish Times
A senior businessman “struggling to survive emotionally” has lost an appeal against a €317,312 bill for capital acquisitions…
While Trump plays with tariffs, Chalmers must find a way to do what Keating did in the 1980s
In the early 1980s, Australia had as big a trade deficit as the United States has now —…
Prime minister plays down tax reform opportunity at productivity meeting
The prime minister has talked down the prospect of major tax reform emerging from the government’s productivity round…