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New UK finance minister warns of hike of some taxes

Britain's new Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that some taxes would go up and government spending would rise by less than previously planned as difficult

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China to extend preferential tax policies for foreigners to 2023

China will extend preferential tax policies for foreigners to December 31, 2023. /CFP China will extend preferential income tax policies for foreigners working in the country to December 31, 2

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What is behind the latest G20 tax deal?

02:53 It's the biggest shake up of the international tax system in decades - that could see tax havens shut down - set a minimum international corporate tax rate and ensure that global

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Colombia's foreign minister resigns

Claudia Blum's resignation comes following widespread protests against a now-cancelled tax reform proposal fronted by President Ivan Duque./Getty Images Colombia's Foreign Minister Claudia Blu

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Top economic adviser to Israeli PM calls against tax hikes

Israelis sit at a coffee shop in Tel Aviv on May 27. Photographer. /Getty Images The top economic adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said raising taxes would be a "big mistak

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France's debt could be over 115% of GDP by year end - budget minister

France's state debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is set to increase to more than 115% by the end of th

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Taxes key in war on 'lifestyle' disease: health experts

Globalhealthleadershavecalledfortaxestocurbconsumptionandfinancehealthcaretofightlifestylediseasessuchasstrokeanddiabetesandtheirimpactonthepoor.Inhalf-a-dozens

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France to sue Apple and Google over 'abusive' developer practices

FranceistakingGoogleandAppletocourtover"abusive"appdeveloperpracticesandcouldimposemillionsofeurosinpenalties.FinanceMinisterBrunoLeMairetoldRTLthatthegovernmen

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Ireland forced to collect €13bn in tax from Apple that it doesn't want

TheIrishgovernmenthasreachedanagreementwithAppletostartcollectingthe€13bn($15bn)owedbythetechgiant.“WehavenowreachedagreementwithAppleinrelationtotheprinciplesa

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Apple defends moving offshore profits to the tax haven of Jersey

AsetofleakeddocumentsfromoffshorelawfirmApplebyhasrevealedthatApplestashed$250billioninJersey,atinyislandoffthecoastofFranceknownforbeingataxhaven.Thetechtitana

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5 key changes of America's new tax plan

Thetax-planproposaloutlinedbyCongressionalRepublicanswouldaffectAmericansacrosstheboard,withbigchangesforcertaintaxbreaksandtheoutrighteliminationofothers.Still

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Trump team: US families will receive extra $4,000 a year from tax cuts

TheTrumpadministrationsaidonMondaytheaverageUShouseholdwillgetanestimated$4,000moreayearaftercorporatetaxratesareslashedunderitsplannedtaxreforms.Proposingastun

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French gov't unveils budget of "economic transformation" for 2018

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron'sgovernmentonWednesdaypresenteditsfirstbudgetwithbillionsofeuroscutinpublicspendingandtaxes.Thedraftbudget,presentedbytheFrenchmin

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General strike to hit Lebanon against delay in salary hike

TheAssociationofPublicAdministrationEmployeescalledMondayforanopen-endedstrikestartingTuesdayinallstateinstitutions.Thestrike,accompaniedwithacentralsit-inatBei

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France to cut 11 bln euros in taxes next year: PM

Francewillcuttaxesonbusinessesandindividualsbyroughly11billioneuros(roughly12.6billionUSdollars)nextyear,fasterthanthegovernmenthadoriginallyintended,PrimeMinis

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French finance minister rules out Google tax deal, more firms could be targeted

France will "go all the way" to ensure that multinationals operating on its soil pay their taxes and more cases could follow after Google and McDonald's were targeted by tax raids

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Tax fair makes it easier for Bangladeshi citizens to pay taxes

​For businessman Abdul Mazid paying taxes was always a hassle. As a law-abiding citizen, Mazid was willing to pay his taxes but his problem was that he does not know how to compute his taxes and where to pay.