Hong Kong Gazettes Tax Breaks For Ship Leasing

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

Monday, January 27, 2020

The Hong Kong Government has published in the Gazette legislation to provide profits tax concessions to certain ship lessors and ship leasing managers. Read Full Story

EU Invites Comments On Italian Port Taxation

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

An invitation to submit comments with regards to the corporate tax exemption provided to ports in Italy was published in the January 10, 2020, issue of the Official Journal of the European Union. Read Full Story

EC Investigates Italian Port Tax Exemptions

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

On November 15, 2019, the European Commission announced the launch of an in-depth state aid investigation into tax exemptions provided to Italian ports, but welcomed commitments from Spain to abolish similar exemptions for Spanish ports from next year. Read Full Story

EFTA States, Indonesia Ink Trade Deal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 21, 2018

The European Free Trade Association states – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Iceland – and Indonesia have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which will slash tariffs on a majority of industrial goods. Read Full Story

Swiss Government Signs Off On Tax, Trade Issues

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 30, 2018

Switzerland's Government has recently decided on a number of trade matters and reviewed its plans for changes to how it administers vehicle taxes. Read Full Story

Singapore Confirms Future GST Hike In Budget

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

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Singapore will hike its seven percent goods and services tax rate to nine percent some time between 2021 and 2025, Singapore's Finance Minister, Heng Swee Keat, announced in the territory's new Budget. Read Full Story

European, African States To Review Free Trade Agreement

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, February 16, 2018

The European Free Trade Association states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland), and the South African Customs Union have begun negotiations to review their existing free trade agreement. Read Full Story

EC Scrutinizes Tax Breaks For Polish Shipyards

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 15, 2018

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into a Polish tax scheme for shipyards, which it says could give shipbuilders an unfair competitive advantage over rivals. Read Full Story

Philippines May Soon Ratify FTA With European States

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

Monday, January 8, 2018

Having endorsed the deal, the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has forwarded on a bill to ratify the free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association states to the Senate. Read Full Story

Maltese Tonnage Tax Scheme Approved By EU

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Malta's tonnage tax scheme has been conditionally approved for a period of 10 years by the European Commission under EU state aid rules. Read Full Story

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