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Telecoms Firms Ask Argentina To Ease Suffocating Tax Regime
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Friday, December 1, 2017
The GSM Association, which represents almost 800 mobile operators worldwide, has called for reform of the tax settings for the mobile telecoms sector in Argentina, pointing out the tax burden far exceeds that in neighboring states. Read Full Story

Vodafone's New Arbitration Request Blocked By Indian Court
by Mary Swire, Tax-news.com, Hong Kong
Monday, August 28, 2017
India's Delhi High Court has issued an injunction restraining telecoms giant Vodafone Group Plc from proceeding with international arbitration in its USD2.2bn tax dispute with India. Read Full Story

Costa Rica Plans Netflix Tax
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Monday, August 14, 2017
Costa Rica's Government is planning to introduce a 15 percent value-added tax on entertainment streaming services such as Netflix. Read Full Story

Malaysia Looking At Modernizing Road Tax
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai revealed on July 19 that the Government is considering introducing a more modern, innovative way of levying road tax. Read Full Story

Record Demand For UK's Tax Breaks For Creative Industries
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Thursday, July 20, 2017
New figures published by HM Revenue and Customs reveal that the number of claims for Film Tax Relief reached a record high in 2016-17. Read Full Story

India Cuts GST Rates On Numerous Items
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
India's Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, on June 11 announced that India will cut goods and services tax on 66 items, ahead of the introduction of the tax from July 1. Read Full Story

Bangladesh Confirms New VAT Law, Corporate Tax Cuts
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Friday, June 9, 2017
Bangladesh has announced corporate income tax cuts and the introduction of the new value-added tax law in its new Budget, released on June 1. Read Full Story

EU Parliament Signs Off On Cut-Rate VAT For E-books
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, June 2, 2017
The European Parliament on June 1 voted in favor of proposed changes to EU value-added tax law to introduce a reduced rate of VAT on e-books, to bring their treatment into line with that of printed matter. Read Full Story

Pakistan Budget Boosts Start-Ups, Tech Sector
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Pakistan announced a number of tax changes in its 2017/18 Budget, delivered on May 26. Read Full Story

Telecoms Firms Urged To Pass On Indian GST Windfall
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Telecommunications firms doing business in India have been urged to ensure that any savings resulting from the introduction of goods and services tax in the country from July are passed on to consumers. Read Full Story
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