Safe-haven flows dominate financial markets at the beginning of the week as investors react to the latest news surrounding the Israel-Iran conflict. S&P will release revisions to July PMI data for the Euro area, Germany and the UK on Monday, while later in the day, the ISM Services PMI report for July will be featured in … Read more
The world’s most influential finance leaders vowed to work together toward effectively taxing the ultrarich but stopped short of agreeing on how to do so at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro last week. In a joint declaration on Friday, finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 major economies said that “ultra-high-net-worth individuals” … Read more
Capital Allowances in Europe, 2024 | Tax Foundation Skip to content capital allowances play an important role in a country’s corporate tax baseThe tax base is the total amount of income, property, assets, consumption, transactions, or other economic activity subject to taxation by a tax authority. A narrow tax base is non-neutral and inefficient. A … Read more
The EURUSD currency pair weakened to near 1.0835 in Monday’s European trading, declining amid uncertainty ahead of the Eurozone preliminary Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for July and the Fed’s monetary policy announcement on Wednesday. The Eurozone inflation data will indicate whether market expectations for two more rate cuts by the European Central Bank this … Read more
Despite pushback from the United States delegation, finance ministers at a meeting of the G20 countries in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday agreed on the need to develop a global taxation system in which the richest in the world are taxed at a higher rate—potentially unlocking hundreds of billions of dollars annually to help close … Read more
A new China tax incentive aims to encourage companies to invest in digital and smart upgrades of special equipment. Companies upgrading certain equipment that aids environmental protection and safe production can enjoy a deduction of the investment at a rate of 10 percent from their corporate income tax payable. We explain the requirements of the … Read more
There’s a growing divergence between EU targets and national plans, and electrification is not happening quickly. Are voters turning their backs on the EU’s 2030 climate objectives? Year-to-date natural gas consumption is 3.1% down, to 195.6 bcm from 201.9 bcm in 2023. Milder weather has reduced household consumption. In general, the trend is downwards. Europe … Read more
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
Corporate income tax remains one of Malta’s most significant sources of revenue at almost 15% of its total tax income, the EU’s latest taxation report for 2023 says. Malta ranked third in the EU, after Cyprus (18.1%) and Ireland (21.5%) where corporate income tax forms a significant proportion of its state revenues. Malta still has … Read more
BNN Bloomberg’s Paul Bagnell looks at how North American markets are shaping up for the trading day. (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock futures rose and longer-maturity bonds retreated as investors ratcheted up wagers that Donald Trump would win the presidential election after an assassination attempt.The U.S. 30-year yield rose above the two-year for the first time … Read more