At UN General Assembly, OECD Urges Global Carbon Tax Action

Friday, September 28, 2018

Three years on from the commitments made at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, the overwhelming majority of governments have not taken the necessary action to contain growing risks to the climate, says the OECD. It said, with emissions on the rise again, OECD governments need to get serious about shifting their economies to a low-carbon model and stop investing in carbon-intensive infrastructure.Read Full Story

Swiss Gov't Approves BEPS Multilateral Instrument

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 21, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has approved an OECD multilateral convention designed to prevent BEPS-related abuse of the international tax treaty system. Read Full Story

OECD Personal Tax Burden Crept Higher Still In 2017

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, April 27, 2018

Belgium, Denmark, and Germany have the highest personal income tax burdens, at over 35 percent, among OECD countries, according to the latest OECD Taxing Wages report, which says that just over half of countries made small increases to their average personal tax rates last year. Read Full Story

Australia 'Exempt From US Metal Tariffs'

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, April 6, 2018

The Australian Government has secured an exemption from new US metal tariffs, Trade Minister Steven Ciobo has said. Read Full Story

EU Expects To Be Excluded From US Steel Tariffs

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, March 16, 2018

The EU expects to be excluded from the scope of the US's new tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, according to the bloc's Vice-President for Jobs.Read Full Story

Canada Says Work Still To Be Done On NAFTA

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Negotiators are making progress on a modernized NAFTA but "have significant work ahead," Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs has said. Read Full Story

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• 25/01/2018 Agreement Reached On New Trans-Pacific Partnership »
• 24/01/2018 US Tax Reforms To Boost Global Growth »
• 17/01/2018 EU, Mexico Making Progress On Trade Talks »
• 03/01/2018 EU, Mexico Pushing Ahead With FTA Talks »
• 28/12/2017 Mexico Planning Tax Response To US Tax Bill: Report »
• 27/12/2017 Canada Urged To Be Bolder On Environmental Tax Policies »
• 15/12/2017 US Taxpayer Body Argues Against Steel, Aluminum Tariffs »
• 12/12/2017 US Business Lobby Urges Philippines To Drop Sugary Drinks Tax »
• 06/12/2017 EU, Mexico Conclude Latest Round Of FTA Talks »
• 04/12/2017 Telecoms Firms Ask Argentina To Ease Suffocating Tax Regime »
• 29/11/2017 OECD Inviting Input On BEPS Action 14 Peer Reviews »
• 29/11/2017 US Trade Commission Recommends Tariffs On Korean Washers »
• 28/11/2017 OECD Reports Tax Trends For 2017 »
• 27/11/2017 NAFTA Talks Continue »
• 22/11/2017 IMF Urges Mexico To Shore Up Tax Regime »
• 02/11/2017 Mexican State Confirms 'Airbnb' Tax On Temporary Lodging »
• 31/10/2017 Mexican MPs Reject Tax Cut For Fuel »
• 25/10/2017 Mexico Welcomes First Tranche Of Int'l Taxpayer Data »
• 24/10/2017 Canada, Pacific Alliance Begin Free Trade Talks »
• 23/10/2017 Mexico To Hike Tax Thresholds In Line With Inflation »
• 19/10/2017 Round Four Of NAFTA Talks End »

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