Expenditure on furniture ordered from foreign countries by Kenyan traders and households has continued to grow by double-digit rates despite increased taxation and government directives requiring agencies to cut imports. About Sh8.69 billion was spent on furniture, beddings, mattresses, and furnishes in the nine months through March 2024 following the application of 45 percent import … Read more
Image Source : INDIA TV Budget 2024 Budget 2024: In the general budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, the focus should be on providing relief to taxpayers, especially those in the lower-income group, to boost consumption, Industry leaders suggested to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Sitharaman is set to present the full budget for 2024-25 on … Read more
More than half of former President Donald Trump’s flagship policy proposals are unpopular with voters, according to a recent poll.Abolishing the Department of Education, cutting corporate taxes and giving the president more control over the civil service and independent federal agencies were amongst the least popular elements of Trump’s so-called Agenda 47. Only nine out … Read more
EURUSD is clinging to gains above the crucial support of 1.0800 on Tuesday as the Dollar remains under pressure due to firm market speculation that the Fed will start reducing interest rates in September. According to the CME FedWatch tool, traders see a 77% chance that interest rates will be lower than current levels in … Read more
Just two of the more than 50 new laws proposed by Oregonians through the ballot initiative process stand a chance at appearing before voters in November. Friday was the deadline for groups to submit the more than 100,000 petition signatures needed to give voters a chance to approve or reject ballot measures. Only two measures … Read more
The Government would be running a budget deficit for the 18th consecutive year in 2024 were it not for windfall corporate tax receipts.That sequence stretches all the way back to the financial crisis, a time when the crumbling Irish financial system was the focus of European policymakers, not just Irish ones.Remove the windfall component of … Read more
An increase in government expenditure, and a small cut in income taxes: these are among the key expectations of economists from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as she presents the final Union Budget for 2024-25 on July 23.Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist at ICRA, and Anubhuti Sahay, Head of India Economic Research at Standard Chartered Bank discussed … Read more
Having secured a landslide victory as expected in last week’s election, Labour’s Keir Starmer has a unique opportunity to reshape the UK’s financial landscape by positioning it as a global cryptocurrency hub, according to the CEO of a leading financial advisory and fintech. “To date, Starmer’s stance on crypto remains somewhat nebulous,” said Nigel Green … Read more
3-minute read Audrey Lane | Special to the USA TODAY NetworkI spent the days leading up to passage of this year’s New Jersey state budget at the Statehouse in Trenton. It was an eye-opening and, at times, frustrating experience. Our state’s economic and fiscal policies are resulting in deficit spending, and the process surrounding those policies … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recenlty issued final regulations detailing how corporations should report and pay the new 1 percent excise tax on stock repurchases. This tax was introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act and applies to stock repurchases made after December 31, 2022. The new … Read more