LITRG welcomes extension of childcare voucher scheme
The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed the Government announcement during a House of Commons debate that the tax and National Insurance relief offered through childcare vouchers would remain available to new applicants for a further six...
Rumoured jobs tax would make this government the highest-taxing in five decades
Responding to yet more rumours of a hypothecated 'NHS tax' by increasing national insurance, Alex Wild, Research Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:
“For all the government’s spin about cutting taxes, they’ve quietly been ramping them up...
World Bank Supports Lebanon’s Public Transport to Improve Mobility, Spur Growth
The World Bank, on March 15, approved a US$295 million package ushering in the overhaul of Lebanon’s decaying transport sector and securing employment for thousands of unskilled Lebanese and Syrian workers. The Greater Beirut Public Transport Project...
Free trade zones are being used to traffic counterfeit goods
MEPs approve new EU corporate tax plan which embraces “digital presence”
Firms would be taxed where they earn their profits under a proposed harmonised corporate tax system which uses the online activities of digital firms to calculate their tax bills.
Quality and effective apprenticeships: Council adopts European framework
The Council adopted a recommendation on a framework for quality and effective apprenticeships which will help young people to enter the world of work, on March 15th.
A Sustainable Recovery In Gaza Is Not Foreseen Without Trade
Gaza has seen conditions steadily deteriorate over the last two decades, leading to collapsing of the economy and basic social services. While additional cash inflows are urgently needed to bring relief to the difficult living conditions, a lasting...
G20 GDP growth remains stable at 1.0% in fourth quarter of 2017
Funding Europe's future: EU’s post-2020 budget must match policy goals
MEPs have set out their position on the next long-term EU budget, which should finance new priorities as well as make up for any shortfall caused by Brexit.
IMF Executive Board Approves New US$157.6 Million ECF Arrangement for Burkina Faso
On March 14, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a new three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Burkina Faso for SDR 108.36 million (about US$157.6 million or 90 percent of Burkina...
