environmental tax News

IMF Advises Luxembourg On Coping With International Tax Changes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 31, 2019

The IMF has welcomed Luxembourg's efforts to meet international tax standards but cautioned that international tax reform could hit the country's tax base. Read Full Story

Canada To Push Ahead With Carbon Tax Plans

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, October 29, 2018

Canada's federal Government has announced that it will impose a carbon price in Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in 2019. Read Full Story

Netherlands Ponders New Aviation Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, July 16, 2018

The Dutch Government has begun a public consultation exercise on plans to introduce a new tax on air travel by 2021. Read Full Story

Luxembourg Vulnerable To International Tax Developments, Says IMF

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

International tax developments could have a negative impact on Luxembourg's tax revenues and economy, the International Monetary Fund has said in its latest Luxembourg country report. Read Full Story

Sweden Introduces Flight Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

An environmental tax on air travel was introduced in Sweden on April 1, 2018. Read Full Story

First Deadline For Chinese Environmental Tax Approaching

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

Monday, March 26, 2018

The first returns under China's new environmental tax are due online by April 1, 2018. Read Full Story

OECD Proposes Tax Reforms For Lithuania

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The OECD has said in a new report for Lithuania that the country needs to be raise indirect tax revenues to boost the economy's potential and fund welfare projects. Read Full Story

IMF Urges Montenegro To Increase Consumption Taxes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Montenegro should make its tax system more conducive to economic growth by removing taxes on labor and transferring them to consumption and environmental taxes, the International Monetary Fund has recommended. Read Full Story

OECD Urges Finland To Broaden VAT Base, Cut Labor Taxes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

The OECD has recommended that Finland reduce its high tax wedge on labor and shift the burden of taxation towards indirect taxation, property taxes, and environmental levies. Read Full Story

First Chinese 'Environment Tax' Reports Due April 1

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

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

About 260,000 businesses with operations in China will begin to be assessed for liability to the country's new environmental tax starting next month. Read Full Story

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