Local governments should also adopt effective tax-and-fee reduction steps based on local conditions and in accordance with the law to maintain the scale of tax-and-fee reductions and keep market expectations stable. Secon...
A significant factor in the Leeds experience appears to be a scheme called HENRY, which helps parents reward behaviours that prevent obesity in children. Many members of parliament are uncomfortable even with their own government's anti-obesity strategy, since it involves a “sugar tax” and ...
After lots of hemming and hawing, Democrats finally got their huge boost in IRS funding in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. This $80 billion boost over ten years was supposed to help to “close the tax gap” by improving IRS enforcement to collect money taxpayers owed ...
Needless to say, I hope the OECD’s dirigiste scheme for corporate tax harmonization is derailed as well. Three biggest fears: A global trade war: If his campaign rhetoric is any indication, Trump is going to to promiscuously impose higher trade taxes on American consumers. I’m open to ...
The term of this government is about to come to a close. On behalf of the State Council, I will now report to you on the work of the government for your deliberation and approval and also for comments from members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative ...
The council tax freeze funding offer contained the simple phrase: ‘The scheme will be voluntary.’ Except apparently it won’t It may have been St Valentine’s Day this week, but it’s unlikely that Interflora will have made many trips to Eland House ...
We implemented policies to ease the burdens of excessive homework and after-school tutoring for students undergoing compulsory education (“Double Reduction”). New college entrance examination scheme was steadily implemented. We expedited the process of establishing an all-round medical and healthcare ...
Hartlepool BC had hoped to increase council tax by 2.5% but give residents a rebate to the same amount to avoid a permanent reduction in the authority’s
…there’s the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), a de facto climate tax that is so high that it exceeds the full U.S. natural-gas price. …scrapping the EU’s ETS system remains an absolute taboo, despite the dire consequences this approach is having for Europe’s ...
There is the net zero policy, educational reform, Council tax and migration. Unfortunately I need to add some more to this useful list. There is the reduction of pensioner spending power from the fuel grant changes. There is the planned introduction of the carbon border adjustment mechanism....