Spanish Economists Criticize New Bank and Energy Taxes
Spain's General Council of Economists criticizes new taxes on banks and energy companies, starting in 2025, citing a lack of economic justification and concerns over legal uncertainty and the potential demonization of profitable businesses. The tax on energy companies may not even pass parliamentary...
Spanish Economists Criticize New Bank and Energy Taxes
Spain's General Council of Economists criticizes new taxes on banks and energy companies, starting in 2025, citing a lack of economic justification and concerns over legal uncertainty and the potential demonization of profitable businesses. The tax on energy companies may not even pass parliamentary...
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52% Bias Score
Canadian Retirement & Housing Market Challenges in 2024
The 2024 Canadian financial landscape features an OAS clawback affecting 500,000 people (8.3% of recipients), low CPP survivor benefits ($323.05 average), high TFSA penalties ($1,461.18 average), new capital gains tax changes, and fluctuating housing markets influenced by mortgage rates and unemploy...
Canadian Retirement & Housing Market Challenges in 2024
The 2024 Canadian financial landscape features an OAS clawback affecting 500,000 people (8.3% of recipients), low CPP survivor benefits ($323.05 average), high TFSA penalties ($1,461.18 average), new capital gains tax changes, and fluctuating housing markets influenced by mortgage rates and unemploy...
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40% Bias Score
Retailers Unite Against Planned Business Rate Hikes
Major British retailers are forming the Retail Jobs Alliance (RJA) to fight planned business rate increases exceeding £500,000, warning of job losses and store closures, especially in deprived areas, contradicting Labour's stated aim to level the playing field between high street and online retailer...
Retailers Unite Against Planned Business Rate Hikes
Major British retailers are forming the Retail Jobs Alliance (RJA) to fight planned business rate increases exceeding £500,000, warning of job losses and store closures, especially in deprived areas, contradicting Labour's stated aim to level the playing field between high street and online retailer...
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60% Bias Score
UK Inheritance Tax Receipts Hit Record High
UK inheritance tax receipts totaled £5.7 billion from April to November 2024, a £600 million increase year-on-year, driven by rising house prices, a frozen tax threshold, and recent government policy changes; this contributed to a £15 billion rise in overall tax receipts.
UK Inheritance Tax Receipts Hit Record High
UK inheritance tax receipts totaled £5.7 billion from April to November 2024, a £600 million increase year-on-year, driven by rising house prices, a frozen tax threshold, and recent government policy changes; this contributed to a £15 billion rise in overall tax receipts.
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40% Bias Score
Australia Faces \$21.8 Billion Budget Deficit, Higher Taxes, and Service Cuts Imminent
Australia's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook reveals a \$21.8 billion budget deficit over four years, driven by increased spending and sluggish growth, necessitating tax increases and service cuts without fiscal reform; a surplus is not projected until 2034/35.
Australia Faces \$21.8 Billion Budget Deficit, Higher Taxes, and Service Cuts Imminent
Australia's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook reveals a \$21.8 billion budget deficit over four years, driven by increased spending and sluggish growth, necessitating tax increases and service cuts without fiscal reform; a surplus is not projected until 2034/35.
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44% Bias Score
UK Entrepreneurship: Booming Registrations Despite Economic Headwinds
The UK's entrepreneurial ecosystem shows record-high business registrations and VC funding, but faces challenges from Brexit, increased taxes, and rising labor costs, with the government attempting to balance fiscal responsibility and growth-friendly policies.
UK Entrepreneurship: Booming Registrations Despite Economic Headwinds
The UK's entrepreneurial ecosystem shows record-high business registrations and VC funding, but faces challenges from Brexit, increased taxes, and rising labor costs, with the government attempting to balance fiscal responsibility and growth-friendly policies.
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40% Bias Score
Zimbabwe's ZCTU Declares 2024 a Disaster for Workers, Threatens 2025 Action
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) declared 2024 a disastrous year for workers due to low wages (US$300 vs. poverty datum line of over US$500), hyperinflation, failing healthcare, and government's punitive tax reforms, including taxes on fast food, betting, and plastic bags, hinting at pot...
Zimbabwe's ZCTU Declares 2024 a Disaster for Workers, Threatens 2025 Action
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) declared 2024 a disastrous year for workers due to low wages (US$300 vs. poverty datum line of over US$500), hyperinflation, failing healthcare, and government's punitive tax reforms, including taxes on fast food, betting, and plastic bags, hinting at pot...
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56% Bias Score
Rufisque Faces Budget Crisis After 2019 Tax Reform
Rufisque's budget plummeted from 1.4 billion CFA in 2020 to 17 million CFA in 2024 due to a 2019 tax reform affecting local economic contributions; the city is now seeking alternative funding through partnerships like one with SOCOCIM to continue essential development projects.
Rufisque Faces Budget Crisis After 2019 Tax Reform
Rufisque's budget plummeted from 1.4 billion CFA in 2020 to 17 million CFA in 2024 due to a 2019 tax reform affecting local economic contributions; the city is now seeking alternative funding through partnerships like one with SOCOCIM to continue essential development projects.
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56% Bias Score
Bill Seeks to End U.S. Income Tax for Americans Abroad
U.S. Representative Darin LaHood introduced a bill to eliminate income tax obligations for Americans living abroad, potentially benefiting hundreds of thousands of dual citizens, particularly in Canada, by reducing costly compliance burdens, though concerns remain about preventing tax evasion by hig...
Bill Seeks to End U.S. Income Tax for Americans Abroad
U.S. Representative Darin LaHood introduced a bill to eliminate income tax obligations for Americans living abroad, potentially benefiting hundreds of thousands of dual citizens, particularly in Canada, by reducing costly compliance burdens, though concerns remain about preventing tax evasion by hig...
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Government Suffers Major Setback on Energy Tax
The Spanish parliament rejected the government's proposed tax on large energy companies, a €1.1 billion revenue loss, exposing deep divisions within the ruling coalition and highlighting its weak parliamentary majority.
Spanish Government Suffers Major Setback on Energy Tax
The Spanish parliament rejected the government's proposed tax on large energy companies, a €1.1 billion revenue loss, exposing deep divisions within the ruling coalition and highlighting its weak parliamentary majority.
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64% Bias Score
Germany's Winter Election: Holiday Timing and Unfulfilled Promises
Germany's upcoming federal election, scheduled for winter instead of the usual late summer, has sparked public debate due to the timing's potential disruption of holiday traditions. However, the election's timing could also affect the way parties present their platforms, particularly for the Green a...
Germany's Winter Election: Holiday Timing and Unfulfilled Promises
Germany's upcoming federal election, scheduled for winter instead of the usual late summer, has sparked public debate due to the timing's potential disruption of holiday traditions. However, the election's timing could also affect the way parties present their platforms, particularly for the Green a...
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60% Bias Score
Turkey Probes Price-Fixing, Tax Evasion in Multiple Sectors
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Ministry launched an investigation into sectors raising prices despite stable costs, focusing on tax evasion and cartel-like behaviors; the probe analyzes five years of data, comparing domestic and international prices, and will share findings with other agencies.
Turkey Probes Price-Fixing, Tax Evasion in Multiple Sectors
Turkey's Treasury and Finance Ministry launched an investigation into sectors raising prices despite stable costs, focusing on tax evasion and cartel-like behaviors; the probe analyzes five years of data, comparing domestic and international prices, and will share findings with other agencies.
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40% Bias Score