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India Cuts Taxes on Hundreds of Consumer Items to Spur Demand
India announced tax cuts on hundreds of consumer goods, including soaps, small cars, and electronics, to counter the economic impact of US tariffs, with the new GST regime effective September 22, resulting in an estimated 480 billion Indian rupees in lost revenue for federal and state governments.
India Cuts Taxes on Hundreds of Consumer Items to Spur Demand
India announced tax cuts on hundreds of consumer goods, including soaps, small cars, and electronics, to counter the economic impact of US tariffs, with the new GST regime effective September 22, resulting in an estimated 480 billion Indian rupees in lost revenue for federal and state governments.
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36% Bias Score
Australian Teal MP Proposes 15% GST with $3,300 Rebate
Australian Teal MP Kate Chaney proposes raising the GST to 15 percent, removing exemptions, and implementing a $3,300 annual rebate per adult to alleviate the tax burden on low-income earners, citing Parliamentary Budget Office modelling.
Australian Teal MP Proposes 15% GST with $3,300 Rebate
Australian Teal MP Kate Chaney proposes raising the GST to 15 percent, removing exemptions, and implementing a $3,300 annual rebate per adult to alleviate the tax burden on low-income earners, citing Parliamentary Budget Office modelling.
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44% Bias Score
Australian Poll Shows Limited Support for Major Government Reforms
An exclusive poll of 2300 Australians reveals limited support for major government reforms, particularly concerning GST changes, while indicating a strong preference for bipartisan collaboration. Significant opposition to altering the GST rate (47 percent) contrasts with higher support for modifying...
Australian Poll Shows Limited Support for Major Government Reforms
An exclusive poll of 2300 Australians reveals limited support for major government reforms, particularly concerning GST changes, while indicating a strong preference for bipartisan collaboration. Significant opposition to altering the GST rate (47 percent) contrasts with higher support for modifying...
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48% Bias Score
CPA Australia Calls for GST Expansion to Reduce Income Tax Burden
CPA Australia urges expanding Australia's 10% GST, currently exempting fresh food and unflavored milk, to lessen the income tax burden on working Australians, a system criticized for disproportionately affecting those in the labor force compared to retirees and welfare recipients.
CPA Australia Calls for GST Expansion to Reduce Income Tax Burden
CPA Australia urges expanding Australia's 10% GST, currently exempting fresh food and unflavored milk, to lessen the income tax burden on working Australians, a system criticized for disproportionately affecting those in the labor force compared to retirees and welfare recipients.
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48% Bias Score
NDP's GST Cut: Effective Affordability Measure or Broad-Based Benefit?
The NDP plans to eliminate GST on various essential goods, including home energy and internet bills, to increase affordability for middle- and lower-income Canadians, but experts raise concerns about its effectiveness and potential economic drawbacks.
NDP's GST Cut: Effective Affordability Measure or Broad-Based Benefit?
The NDP plans to eliminate GST on various essential goods, including home energy and internet bills, to increase affordability for middle- and lower-income Canadians, but experts raise concerns about its effectiveness and potential economic drawbacks.
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48% Bias Score
Canada's Inflation Rises to 1.9 Percent in January
Canada's January inflation rate rose to 1.9 percent year-over-year, exceeding December's 1.8 percent, driven by higher energy prices despite a recent tax holiday that lowered food and other goods prices. Financial markets reduced expectations of further interest rate cuts.
Canada's Inflation Rises to 1.9 Percent in January
Canada's January inflation rate rose to 1.9 percent year-over-year, exceeding December's 1.8 percent, driven by higher energy prices despite a recent tax holiday that lowered food and other goods prices. Financial markets reduced expectations of further interest rate cuts.
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36% Bias Score
Modi Unveils \$20 Billion Tax Plan to Counter US Tariffs
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a plan to reduce and simplify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and further cut income taxes to boost domestic consumption and counteract the negative effects of a 50% US tariff on Indian exports, projected to cost \$20 billion.
Modi Unveils \$20 Billion Tax Plan to Counter US Tariffs
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a plan to reduce and simplify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and further cut income taxes to boost domestic consumption and counteract the negative effects of a 50% US tariff on Indian exports, projected to cost \$20 billion.
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44% Bias Score
Australia's Tax Reform Debate: GST Remains Off the Table
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers is advocating for economic reform but has ruled out increasing the GST, despite economists suggesting it could improve tax efficiency and analysis showing its regressive impact on low-income earners, creating political challenges for implementation.
Australia's Tax Reform Debate: GST Remains Off the Table
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers is advocating for economic reform but has ruled out increasing the GST, despite economists suggesting it could improve tax efficiency and analysis showing its regressive impact on low-income earners, creating political challenges for implementation.
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40% Bias Score
Australia's GST: A Politically Sensitive Tax Reform
Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers is hesitant to propose changes to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) due to the political risks involved, despite economists suggesting increases or broadening its base could improve the budget; past leaders faced significant backlash over tax reforms.
Australia's GST: A Politically Sensitive Tax Reform
Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers is hesitant to propose changes to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) due to the political risks involved, despite economists suggesting increases or broadening its base could improve the budget; past leaders faced significant backlash over tax reforms.
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52% Bias Score
Court Rules Short-Term Rentals Trigger GST/HST Liability on Property Sale
The Federal Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that two brothers owe $77,080 in GST/HST on the sale of their Ottawa condo due to its use as short-term rentals (Airbnb) for over a year before the sale, regardless of prior long-term rental use, highlighting complexities in Canadian property tax law.
Court Rules Short-Term Rentals Trigger GST/HST Liability on Property Sale
The Federal Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that two brothers owe $77,080 in GST/HST on the sale of their Ottawa condo due to its use as short-term rentals (Airbnb) for over a year before the sale, regardless of prior long-term rental use, highlighting complexities in Canadian property tax law.
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36% Bias Score
Poilievre Expands GST Waiver Promise to $1.3 Million
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced on March 21, 2025, that a future Conservative government would waive the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on new homes priced under $1.3 million, aiming to alleviate housing costs, offset by $8 billion in cuts to existing federal housing programs.
Poilievre Expands GST Waiver Promise to $1.3 Million
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced on March 21, 2025, that a future Conservative government would waive the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on new homes priced under $1.3 million, aiming to alleviate housing costs, offset by $8 billion in cuts to existing federal housing programs.
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44% Bias Score
Gould Proposes One-Year GST Cut
Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould plans a one-year, one-percentage-point GST cut to address affordability concerns and potential US tariff impacts, a move costing an unknown amount, and announced during the leadership race deadline.
Gould Proposes One-Year GST Cut
Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould plans a one-year, one-percentage-point GST cut to address affordability concerns and potential US tariff impacts, a move costing an unknown amount, and announced during the leadership race deadline.
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40% Bias Score
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