Our View: Akel, ’s May Day message may have completely missed the mark

Our View: Akel, ’s May Day message may have completely missed the mark

Fact: Sotiroulla Charalambous, the general secretary of the Akel union federation Peo, discussed important Marxist ideas such as the exploitation of workers and the class struggle in an interview given on May Day.

ATO targets directors over $2.5 billion in unpaid super, GST, employee income tax

ATO targets directors over $2.5 billion in unpaid super, GST, employee income tax

The Tax Office is increasing action against company directors to recover .5 billion in unpaid taxes. Director Penalty Notices (DPNs) have increased by 320% in the past eight months, making directors personally liable for company tax debts. Directors who ignore DPNs may face serious consequences like asset seizure, bankruptcy, or wage garnishment by the ATO.

Pierre Poilievre: Memo to corporate Canada – fire your lobbyist. Ignore politicians. Go to the people

Pierre Poilievre: Memo to corporate Canada - fire your lobbyist. Ignore politicians. Go to the people

The text discusses how business leaders are getting closer to high-tax, anti-resource Liberals.

Georgia Implements Structurally Sound Tax Changes

Georgia Implements Structurally Sound Tax Changes

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed bills into law that lower the flat individual income tax rate and align the corporate income tax rate with the individual income tax rate.

Reunification, workers’ demands and Palestine at the PEO May Day event

Reunification, workers’ demands and Palestine at the PEO May Day event

A bicommunal event organized by the PEO and T/C trade union organizations for Labor Day in Nicosia featured messages in favor of the reunification of Cyprus and workers’ demands, as well as support for Palestine. Participants gathered at Eleftheria Square before marching towards the buffer zone stadium with Turkish Cypriot trade unions. The PEO Secretary-General emphasized the joint effort of Greek and Turkish Cypriot workers to reject division and fight for improved working conditions and wages. The PEO criticized employers for resisting institutional measures to enforce labor agreements and called on the government to take action.

German economy skirts recession, helped by construction and exports

German economy skirts recession, helped by construction and exports

The German economy grew more than expected in the first quarter, with gross domestic product rising 0.2 per cent. The economy skirted a recession thanks to the construction sector and exports.

Digital Taxation around the World

Digital Taxation around the World

Digital Taxation around the World | Tax Foundation Skip to content taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. policies, a significant number of countries adopted unilateral tax measures targeted at digital businesses, … Read more

First-quarter figures for Malaga province suggest another record year for tax revenue | Sur in English

First-quarter figures for Malaga province suggest another record year for tax revenue | Sur in English

Fact: Authorities in Malaga province have collected record taxes for three years in a row, with tax revenues increasing by 65.8% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year.

Cyprus government and banks piling-up cash

Cyprus government and banks piling-up cash

By end-February 2024, the government had accumulated cash deposits of over €3.5 billion at the Central Bank and €2.1 billion at commercial banks.

Democrats Should Stop Pushing a Higher Corporate Tax Rate

Democrats Should Stop Pushing a Higher Corporate Tax Rate

President Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are advocating for raising the corporate tax rate to help working families, but economic research shows that this would actually harm working people. Studies have shown that a higher corporate tax rate leads to lower wages, higher prices, and reduced retirement savings for everyday Americans. The 2017 tax cuts resulted in benefits for working people, including lower unemployment rates and increased wages. Increasing the corporate tax rate would also lead to higher taxes on pensions and retirement savings for many Americans. Experts agree that raising the corporate tax rate is the most economically harmful tax increase, hurting investment, growth, productivity, workers, consumers, and savers.