Continuing months of progressive opposition to the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday voted against advancing the bill and highlighted how it would give tax breaks to major corporations.The bill passed the House 357-70 in January, shortly after it was negotiated by Senate Finance Committee Chair … Read more
The presidential race is unpredictable, but the legislative conversation in 2025 for the eventual winner is actually already determined. Nearly all of the Trump tax cuts affecting individual filers expire at the end of that year, as well as enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act exchanges. As I was told back in April, the near-term … Read more
New Delhi: The Budget at a glance establishes that the share of government revenue from income tax (tax on individuals) at 19% is more than what corporates have contributed (17%). Advertisement <!– This follows from taxes foregone five years ago, when corporates were given a tax break. <!– The corporate tax-rate cut was meant to be … Read more
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
If you’ve been on social media or tuned into the news lately, you may have heard about Project 2025, a controversial policy blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation. A 900-page mandate from the conservative think tank is getting attention for its eyebrow-raising proposals. The legal organization, Democracy Forward has described Project 2025 as “among the most … Read more
This report was produced in partnership with Liberation in a Generation and co-authored by that organization’s Jeremie Greer, Emanuel Nieves, and Solana Rice. Read the full report here. Policies that provide corporate tax breaks and allow corporate tax avoidance exacerbate racial and income disparities in our economy. These policies limit revenue raised that could finance … Read more
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
Fact: Russia’s Finance Ministry has submitted legislation to reintroduce progressive taxes on personal income, with the progressive scale starting with annual incomes exceeding 2.4 million rubles (,100).
The U.S. opposes a proposed global wealth tax on billionaires, as Treasury secretary Janet Yellen stated that the country does not support the idea of a common global arrangement for taxing billionaires and redistributing the proceeds.
Cyprus households have a median net wealth of €200,400 in 2021, with the top 10% holding 46.1% of the net wealth. Wealth inequality is increasing, with the Gini coefficient for wealth distribution rising. Inheritance and bequests are a major factor in explaining wealth inequality. Returns to capital have grown faster than returns to labor, leading to greater wealth accumulation by households owning capital. High wealth inequality has profound socioeconomic effects and political consequences in shaping election outcomes and policies.