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Catalonia's Funding Deal Exposes Spain's Fiscal Inequalities
A new funding deal for Catalonia, transferring personal income tax, highlights Spain's long-standing issue of unequal fiscal privileges. This deal, along with the Basque Country and Navarre's existing tax systems, raises concerns about fiscal fairness, sustainability, and potential state destabiliza...
Catalonia's Funding Deal Exposes Spain's Fiscal Inequalities
A new funding deal for Catalonia, transferring personal income tax, highlights Spain's long-standing issue of unequal fiscal privileges. This deal, along with the Basque Country and Navarre's existing tax systems, raises concerns about fiscal fairness, sustainability, and potential state destabiliza...
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56% Bias Score
Catalonia Gains More Tax Control in New Financing Deal
The Spanish government and Catalonia agreed on a new financing deal granting Catalonia greater tax management control, but this agreement is not fulfilling the demands of all Catalan parties for full fiscal sovereignty.
Catalonia Gains More Tax Control in New Financing Deal
The Spanish government and Catalonia agreed on a new financing deal granting Catalonia greater tax management control, but this agreement is not fulfilling the demands of all Catalan parties for full fiscal sovereignty.
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48% Bias Score
US Senate Passes Bill Exacerbating Inequality, Slashing Social Programs
The US Senate passed President Trump's sweeping bill, which, despite its positive branding, significantly increases social inequality by cutting taxes for the wealthy while reducing funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs, potentially impacting millions and the national debt by ~$4 tril...
US Senate Passes Bill Exacerbating Inequality, Slashing Social Programs
The US Senate passed President Trump's sweeping bill, which, despite its positive branding, significantly increases social inequality by cutting taxes for the wealthy while reducing funding for Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs, potentially impacting millions and the national debt by ~$4 tril...
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72% 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
Republican Spending Bill to Significantly Impact Healthcare and Social Programs
The Republican spending bill, effective in stages from 2024-2034, will cut Medicaid by $1 trillion, increase the uninsured by 12 million, change work requirements for SNAP, and alter the ACA, impacting millions, particularly vulnerable populations.
Republican Spending Bill to Significantly Impact Healthcare and Social Programs
The Republican spending bill, effective in stages from 2024-2034, will cut Medicaid by $1 trillion, increase the uninsured by 12 million, change work requirements for SNAP, and alter the ACA, impacting millions, particularly vulnerable populations.
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36% Bias Score
Senate Bill Extends Tax Breaks, Cuts Social Programs, Increases Deficit
The Senate-passed bill extends corporate tax breaks, benefiting large businesses and high-income earners, while simultaneously imposing significant cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, potentially affecting millions of low-income Americans and increasing the national deficit by $3.4 trillion over the n...
Senate Bill Extends Tax Breaks, Cuts Social Programs, Increases Deficit
The Senate-passed bill extends corporate tax breaks, benefiting large businesses and high-income earners, while simultaneously imposing significant cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, potentially affecting millions of low-income Americans and increasing the national deficit by $3.4 trillion over the n...
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36% Bias Score
Spanish Tax Inspectors Condemn New Catalan Financing Model as Illegal and Unfeasible
The Spanish Association of State Tax Inspectors (IHE) strongly criticizes the agreement between the Generalitat and the central government for a new Catalan financing model, deeming it illegal, technically unfeasible, and potentially harmful to the national tax system due to its lack of transparency...
Spanish Tax Inspectors Condemn New Catalan Financing Model as Illegal and Unfeasible
The Spanish Association of State Tax Inspectors (IHE) strongly criticizes the agreement between the Generalitat and the central government for a new Catalan financing model, deeming it illegal, technically unfeasible, and potentially harmful to the national tax system due to its lack of transparency...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Tax Plan: $6,000 Senior Deduction, but Not the Promised Social Security Tax Relief
President Trump's tax plan offers a $6,000 deduction for senior citizens (double for joint filers) between 2025-2028, phasing out above $75,000/$150,000, impacting fewer than half of older Americans and indirectly hastening Social Security and Medicare insolvency to 2032.
Trump Tax Plan: $6,000 Senior Deduction, but Not the Promised Social Security Tax Relief
President Trump's tax plan offers a $6,000 deduction for senior citizens (double for joint filers) between 2025-2028, phasing out above $75,000/$150,000, impacting fewer than half of older Americans and indirectly hastening Social Security and Medicare insolvency to 2032.
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40% Bias Score
Regressive Tax Cuts in New Budget Reconciliation Bill
Congress passed a budget reconciliation bill on July 3rd that extends 2017 tax cuts, disproportionately benefiting high-income households with an average tax cut of $21,000 (95th-99th percentile), while middle- and low-income households receive smaller cuts, resulting in a $4.5 trillion reduction in...
Regressive Tax Cuts in New Budget Reconciliation Bill
Congress passed a budget reconciliation bill on July 3rd that extends 2017 tax cuts, disproportionately benefiting high-income households with an average tax cut of $21,000 (95th-99th percentile), while middle- and low-income households receive smaller cuts, resulting in a $4.5 trillion reduction in...
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44% Bias Score
Australia's Arts Sector Faces Funding Crisis, Tax Reform Proposed
Australia's arts sector, worth $122.3 billion, faces a funding crisis due to post-COVID cuts and reduced philanthropy. A NSW tax summit aims to reform funding, potentially using tax incentives and deductions for creative workers, modeling a successful UK initiative that boosted theatre attendance.
Australia's Arts Sector Faces Funding Crisis, Tax Reform Proposed
Australia's arts sector, worth $122.3 billion, faces a funding crisis due to post-COVID cuts and reduced philanthropy. A NSW tax summit aims to reform funding, potentially using tax incentives and deductions for creative workers, modeling a successful UK initiative that boosted theatre attendance.
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52% Bias Score
Congress Passes Tax Bill, Increasing SALT Cap and Preserving PTET Deductions
Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, increasing the SALT cap to $40,000 by 2025 with inflation indexing through 2029 and preserving full PTET deductibility for all pass-through businesses, averting tax increases for many professionals in high-tax states after strong advocacy from various ...
Congress Passes Tax Bill, Increasing SALT Cap and Preserving PTET Deductions
Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, increasing the SALT cap to $40,000 by 2025 with inflation indexing through 2029 and preserving full PTET deductibility for all pass-through businesses, averting tax increases for many professionals in high-tax states after strong advocacy from various ...
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40% Bias Score
Senate Bill: Tax Cuts for Businesses Offset by Cuts to Social Safety Net
The Senate-passed bill, which includes permanent tax cuts for businesses and high-income earners, also enacts significant cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, impacting millions of low-income Americans and potentially increasing the national deficit by $3.4 trillion over the next decade.
Senate Bill: Tax Cuts for Businesses Offset by Cuts to Social Safety Net
The Senate-passed bill, which includes permanent tax cuts for businesses and high-income earners, also enacts significant cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, impacting millions of low-income Americans and potentially increasing the national deficit by $3.4 trillion over the next decade.
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44% Bias Score
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