Dear chancellor, follow the Irish model

Dear chancellor, follow the Irish model

Investment is the engine of growth.A permanently high corporation tax (CT) rate could severely damage future investment into the UK and stifle homegrown entrepreneurship at a time when this country needs both desperately.Is there an alternative? Perhaps our nearest neighbour provides the perfect example.Let’s look at Ireland’s experience of a long-term tax strategy and a … Read more

Euro gains as Far Right dominates French elections

Euro gains as Far Right dominates French elections

EURUSD gained 0.50% and jumped to a more than two-week high near 1.0770 in Monday’s European trading. The major currency pair strengthened as initial results of the first round of France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday showed that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is in a comfortable position, but with a smaller margin than projected … Read more

Tax hike speeds ahead in late-night vote on record N.J. budget

Tax hike speeds ahead in late-night vote on record N.J. budget

Facing a deadline just days away, New Jersey lawmakers Wednesday night introduced and quickly began approving a record new $56.6 billion state budget that’s backed by a new tax hike on large companies, adds some funding for property-tax relief, and includes big spending on public schools and pensions.But Democratic leaders once again faced objections from … Read more

Sources of Personal Income, Tax Year 2021

Sources of Personal Income, Tax Year 2021

Sources of Personal Income Tax Returns Data | 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. returns. About 61 percent ($9.0 trillion) consisted of wages and salaries, and … Read more

Biden urged to raise income tax to tackle dangerous US debt

Biden urged to raise income tax to tackle dangerous US debt

Joe Biden must raise income tax and cut pensions spending to slow the dangerous rise in the US national debt, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said.Corporate taxes also need to go up, economists suggest, while the US president needs to find a way to control spending on healthcare.Heavy borrowing and spending … Read more

The Other Huge Difference Between Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer

The Other Huge Difference Between Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer

Politics / June 25, 2024 Yes, they disagree on Gaza. But the Democratic primary rivals are also far apart when it comes to taxing billionaires and multinational corporations. Ad Policy Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer during a debate on May 13, 2024.(News12) Media coverage of Tuesday’s Democratic primary battle between US Rep. Jamaal Bowman—the progressive … Read more

Understanding Full Expensing in the United Kingdom

Understanding Full Expensing in the United Kingdom

UK Full Expensing: Understanding UK Capital Allowances Policy Skip to content Home • Blog • Understanding Full Expensing in the United Kingdom United Kingdom is nearing snap elections on July 4, 2024, and taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the … Read more

Lawmakers propose windfall profits tax on companies inflating prices

Lawmakers propose windfall profits tax on companies inflating prices

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, are introducing legislation in the Senate to impose a 95% windfall tax on the excess profits of large corporations that are overcharging for the products they sell.The Ending Corporate Greed Act would have raised an estimated $300 billion in 2023 from 10 of the largest corporations alone. … Read more

​Analysis Shows How Surging Stock Buybacks Bolster Case for Corporate Tax Hike​ | Common Dreams

​Analysis Shows How Surging Stock Buybacks Bolster Case for Corporate Tax Hike​ | Common Dreams

With a battle over congressional Republicans and former U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law brewing, a progressive think tank on Monday published an analysis that points to the surge in stock buybacks as proof that federal policymakers should raise the corporate tax rate. When Trump—the presumptive GOP nominee to challenge President Joe Biden in … Read more

Bowman, Sanders Propose 95% Tax on Corporations Exploiting Inflation to Jack Up Prices | Common Dreams

Bowman, Sanders Propose 95% Tax on Corporations Exploiting Inflation to Jack Up Prices | Common Dreams

Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday led a group of progressive lawmakers in announcing legislation that would penalize large corporations with a 95% windfall profits tax for using elevated inflation as a pretext to hike prices and pad their bottom lines. The Ending Corporate Greed Act would “establish a 95% windfall profits … Read more