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Australian banking giant hits out at proposed government "bank tax"

One of Australia's largest banking institutions, Westpac, has hit out at the Australian government's planned bank levy on Monday, calling it "inefficient."

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Australian banking giant hits out at proposed government "bank tax"

OneofAustralia'slargestbankinginstitutions,Westpac,hashitoutattheAustraliangovernment'splannedbanklevyonMonday,callingit"inefficient."Thenewlevytobeappliedtomaj

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British immigration minister proposes levy on skilled EU workers after Brexit

​ Britain's Minister of State for Immigration Robert Goodwill on Wednesday proposed a levy of a 1,000 pounds (about 1,220 U.S. dollars) a year on skilled workers in the European Union employed by British companies after Brexit.

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Australian Parliament to vote on disability levy before election: PM

The Labor government's new national disability care scheme, which lead to a 0.5 percentage point increase of the Medicare levy, could be put the legislation to Parliament before the election, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Thursday.