Power Hungry: Was one of WA’s biggest corporate tax breaks worth the cost?

Power Hungry: Was one of WA’s biggest corporate tax breaks worth the cost?

POWER HUNGRY | Second in a Seattle Times and ProPublica series about the impact of data centers in Washington. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by The … Read more

Opinion: Some of Trump’s Tax Cuts Worked, But at What Cost?

Opinion: Some of Trump’s Tax Cuts Worked, But at What Cost?

By Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS) [Editor’s note: This opinion piece was published before President Joe Biden announced he would be dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.] Donald Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the biggest corporate tax cut in U.S. history. How did it affect the economy? The question has taken … Read more

Trump Planning Another Huge Tax Cut for His Donors

Trump Planning Another Huge Tax Cut for His Donors

During his presidency, Donald Trump slashed the corporate tax rate from 28 percent to 21 percent. If he’s elected again this year, Trump intends to further cut the corporate tax rate to 15 percent, according to new reporting in Bloomberg.  The 2017 Trump tax law is already an epic financial boondoggle, one that was designed … Read more

Tax cuts worth €500 million unveiled for 2025

Tax cuts worth €500 million unveiled for 2025

Finance Minister Gilles Roth has unveiled details of a package of tax cuts that will cost the state around €500 million a year from 2025, including reductions to personal and corporate taxes, tax credits for single parents and financial incentives for expats.The government has approved plans to adjust tax brackets by 2.5 indexations or 6.4% … Read more

Trump backs a corporate tax cut, which JD Vance opposed before he became the VP pick | Semafor

Trump backs a corporate tax cut, which JD Vance opposed before he became the VP pick | Semafor

Former President Donald Trump said he’d support cutting the corporate tax rate to 15% from its current level of 21%, a move Sen. JD Vance said he opposed two months ago before he became Trump’s running mate.That difference reflects the difficulties in reconciling their ideologies, giving corporate America a bit of whiplash. The Ohio Republican … Read more

Corporate Tax Breaks Contribute to Income and Racial Inequality and Shift Resources to Foreign Investors

Corporate Tax Breaks Contribute to Income and Racial Inequality and Shift Resources to Foreign Investors

This report is a modified version of an earlier report ITEP published in collaboration with Liberation in a Generation. 1. Corporate tax cuts and corporate tax avoidance worsen income inequality. When corporations are allowed to pay less in taxes, the ultimate beneficiaries are mainly the owners of corporate stocks, who are concentrated among the wealthiest … Read more

Middle class bearing more weight of heavy taxation than corporates: Jairam Ramesh attacks Centre

Middle class bearing more weight of heavy taxation than corporates: Jairam Ramesh attacks Centre

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre on Sunday, over the recent tax collection data, and said that individuals are paying more tax than companies, and the middle class is bearing the weight of heavy taxation while Rs 2 lakh crore has been put in “pockets of billionaires” due to slashing of … Read more

Congress’ Jairam Ramesh targets Modi govt, says ‘Corporate tax cut gave Rs 2 lakh crore to billionaires’

Congress' Jairam Ramesh targets Modi govt, says 'Corporate tax cut gave Rs 2 lakh crore to billionaires'

The Congress party on Sunday said that personal income tax collections have far surpassed corporate tax collections. They have vehemently accused the government of allowing billionaires to benefit from over Rs 2 lakh crore in tax cuts, while the middle class continues to endure high taxation.This criticism came a day after data from the Central … Read more

Corporate tax cut enriched billionaires by Rs 2 lakh crore; middle-class hit by heavy taxes: Congress

Corporate tax cut enriched billionaires by Rs 2 lakh crore; middle-class hit by heavy taxes: Congress

NEW DELHI: With the personal income tax collections exceeding the corporate tax collections, the Congress alleged on Sunday that the corporate tax cut has put over Rs 2 lakh crore in the “pockets of billionaires,” while the middle class continues to bear the weight of heavy taxation.The opposition party’s attack on the government came a … Read more

Corporate tax cut put Rs 2 lakh crore in billionaires’ pockets: Cong

BY Agencies14 July 2024 5:36 PM GMT New Delhi: With the personal income tax collections exceeding the corporate tax collections, the Congress on Sunday alleged that the corporate tax cut has put over Rs 2 lakh crore in the “pockets of billionaires”, while the middle class continues to bear the weight of heavy taxation. The opposition … Read more