Welfare News

India Subjects Foreign Shippers To Service Tax
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, January 23, 2017
From January 22, the same service tax and levies already imposed on Indian shipping companies are also payable by foreign exporters using non-Indian vessels to import goods into India. Read Full Story

Irish Tax Revenues 'Must Perform Strongly' For Rest Of 2016
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Irish revenues are up 4.7 percent year on year, but with two months to go until the end of the year, the Irish Revenue has warned that revenues must "perform strongly" for annual budget targets to be met. Read Full Story

EU Taxpayers 'Paying A High Price For Poor Transport Policies'
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
A study on EU transport policies, released by the Institute of Economic Affairs on June 4, has suggested that taxpayers are footing a significant bill for very little payback. Read Full Story

NI Corporation Tax Cut Delay Detering Investors
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, June 1, 2015
Grow NI, a collective of businesses and business associations in Northern Ireland, has warned the Government of the damage being caused by delays in the implementation of the territory's new corporate tax powers. Read Full Story

Think Tank Analyzes Impact Of Irish Budget Tax Reforms
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Ireland's highest earners are set to benefit the most from the tax cuts introduced in Budget 2015, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute. Read Full Story

Canada Highlights Adoption Tax Credit Expansion
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Canada's Minister of State for Finance has drawn attention to the recent expansion of the Adoption Expense Tax Credit. Read Full Story

Philippines Arranges Tax Exemptions For Haiyan Relief Goods
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, November 18, 2013
Kim Henares, Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, has confirmed that foreign donations and relief goods arriving in the Philippines for the victims of the Haiyan super typhoon will not be taxed, if their arrival is coordinated with government agencies. Read Full Story

Irish Tax Experts Warn Against PRSI Hike
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The Irish Government has been urged not to implement a proposed 1.5 percent rise in the pay-related-social-insurance rate for the self-employed. Read Full Story

Call To Increase Taiwanese Tobacco Taxes
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
The Taiwan Medical Alliance for the Control of Tobacco has backed the Government's proposal to raise the tobacco tax and the Health and Welfare Surcharge in Taiwan, thereby hiking the TWD70 current average price of a pack of cigarettes by TWD25. Read Full Story
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