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Vietnam Overhauls Tax System to Boost Revenue and Modernize Economy
Vietnam is abolishing its simplified lump-sum tax system for small businesses from 2026, requiring all registered businesses to adopt the declaration system by January 2026 to increase revenue, modernize tax collection, and curb corruption, as part of Resolution 68, aiming to make the private sector...
Vietnam Overhauls Tax System to Boost Revenue and Modernize Economy
Vietnam is abolishing its simplified lump-sum tax system for small businesses from 2026, requiring all registered businesses to adopt the declaration system by January 2026 to increase revenue, modernize tax collection, and curb corruption, as part of Resolution 68, aiming to make the private sector...
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44% Bias Score
Dutch Personal Budget System Faces Criticism for Complexity
The Dutch Social Insurance Bank (SVB) criticizes the complex Personal Budget (pgb) system, urging simplification due to excessive administrative burdens on care recipients. A new law will classify 13,000 pgb recipients as employers by 2024, increasing their responsibilities. The SVB proposes alterna...
Dutch Personal Budget System Faces Criticism for Complexity
The Dutch Social Insurance Bank (SVB) criticizes the complex Personal Budget (pgb) system, urging simplification due to excessive administrative burdens on care recipients. A new law will classify 13,000 pgb recipients as employers by 2024, increasing their responsibilities. The SVB proposes alterna...
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44% Bias Score
FDA Limits Future COVID-19 Vaccine Access to Older Adults and Those with Underlying Conditions
The FDA announced it will restrict future COVID-19 vaccine access to people over 65 or with underlying health conditions, citing lack of benefit for healthy individuals and the cost of large trials; this affects an estimated 230 million Americans, aligning with policies in other countries.
FDA Limits Future COVID-19 Vaccine Access to Older Adults and Those with Underlying Conditions
The FDA announced it will restrict future COVID-19 vaccine access to people over 65 or with underlying health conditions, citing lack of benefit for healthy individuals and the cost of large trials; this affects an estimated 230 million Americans, aligning with policies in other countries.
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44% Bias Score
Florida Bans Fluoride in Public Drinking Water
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning fluoride addition to public drinking water, impacting over 70% of Floridians on community water systems, following concerns about potential health effects and mirroring a similar ban in Utah.
Florida Bans Fluoride in Public Drinking Water
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning fluoride addition to public drinking water, impacting over 70% of Floridians on community water systems, following concerns about potential health effects and mirroring a similar ban in Utah.
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56% Bias Score
Madrid Revises Aid for Domestic Violence Survivors, Raising Funding Concerns
The Madrid regional government is changing its financial aid system for female domestic violence survivors, calculating aid based on per capita income instead of total family income, impacting eligibility and potentially increasing the number of beneficiaries, despite the budget remaining unchanged ...
Madrid Revises Aid for Domestic Violence Survivors, Raising Funding Concerns
The Madrid regional government is changing its financial aid system for female domestic violence survivors, calculating aid based on per capita income instead of total family income, impacting eligibility and potentially increasing the number of beneficiaries, despite the budget remaining unchanged ...
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32% Bias Score
SSA Revises In-Person Identity Verification Policy for Benefit Applicants
The Social Security Administration revised its policy requiring in-person identity verification for benefit applicants, exempting Medicare, disability, and supplemental income applicants unable to use the online system and delaying implementation to April 14th, addressing concerns from advocates and...
SSA Revises In-Person Identity Verification Policy for Benefit Applicants
The Social Security Administration revised its policy requiring in-person identity verification for benefit applicants, exempting Medicare, disability, and supplemental income applicants unable to use the online system and delaying implementation to April 14th, addressing concerns from advocates and...
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48% Bias Score
Labour's Plan Could Allow Building on Yorkshire Dales-Sized Area Without Nature Replacement
Labour's plan to exempt small English housebuilders from biodiversity net gain rules could result in building on an area the size of the Yorkshire Dales (215,000 hectares) over 10 years without nature replacement, undermining the UK's environmental targets and potentially harming private investment ...
Labour's Plan Could Allow Building on Yorkshire Dales-Sized Area Without Nature Replacement
Labour's plan to exempt small English housebuilders from biodiversity net gain rules could result in building on an area the size of the Yorkshire Dales (215,000 hectares) over 10 years without nature replacement, undermining the UK's environmental targets and potentially harming private investment ...
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56% Bias Score
Germany Streamlines Asylum Process, Bypassing Bundesrat
Germany's cabinet approved a reform to accelerate asylum decisions and deportations, allowing the classification of countries like Algeria, India, Morocco, and Tunisia as "safe countries of origin" via ordinance, bypassing Bundesrat approval and eliminating state-funded legal representation for thos...
Germany Streamlines Asylum Process, Bypassing Bundesrat
Germany's cabinet approved a reform to accelerate asylum decisions and deportations, allowing the classification of countries like Algeria, India, Morocco, and Tunisia as "safe countries of origin" via ordinance, bypassing Bundesrat approval and eliminating state-funded legal representation for thos...
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40% Bias Score
China Eases Marriage Rules, Boosting Tourism and Local Economies
Starting May 10, China allows couples to register marriages anywhere nationwide, boosting local economies as cities offer various tourism-related incentives, including free entries and discounts.
China Eases Marriage Rules, Boosting Tourism and Local Economies
Starting May 10, China allows couples to register marriages anywhere nationwide, boosting local economies as cities offer various tourism-related incentives, including free entries and discounts.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Eliminates Federal DEI Programs, Sparking Private Sector Rollbacks
President Trump issued multiple executive orders eliminating all DEI programs across the federal government, resulting in significant cost savings and widespread private sector cancellations of similar programs; the move also reversed Biden-era policies and hiring practices.
Trump Eliminates Federal DEI Programs, Sparking Private Sector Rollbacks
President Trump issued multiple executive orders eliminating all DEI programs across the federal government, resulting in significant cost savings and widespread private sector cancellations of similar programs; the move also reversed Biden-era policies and hiring practices.
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72% Bias Score
Japan to Bar Foreigners with Expiring Visas from Buying Farmland
Starting Tuesday, Japan will bar foreigners with soon-to-expire visas from buying farmland to prevent misuse amid rising food prices and concerns over foreign ownership, with a total of 244 hectares of farmland acquired by foreign entities in the last two years.
Japan to Bar Foreigners with Expiring Visas from Buying Farmland
Starting Tuesday, Japan will bar foreigners with soon-to-expire visas from buying farmland to prevent misuse amid rising food prices and concerns over foreign ownership, with a total of 244 hectares of farmland acquired by foreign entities in the last two years.
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36% Bias Score
EPA Eliminates Environmental Justice Offices, Affecting 200 Employees
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin eliminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion and environmental justice offices, impacting roughly 200 employees, in response to President Trump's executive order, potentially exacerbating environmental injustices in vulnerable communities.
EPA Eliminates Environmental Justice Offices, Affecting 200 Employees
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin eliminated all diversity, equity, and inclusion and environmental justice offices, impacting roughly 200 employees, in response to President Trump's executive order, potentially exacerbating environmental injustices in vulnerable communities.
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44% Bias Score
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