Our View: Tax cuts are no cure for inflation
High prices, understandably, have been the main public issue in the last eight months. People are not happy when their standard of living is steadily falling because their disposable income ...
Our View: Tax cuts on petrol a populist gimmick benefitting the rich
Last week the government decided to extend the reduction in the petrol tax until September 17, at an estimated additional cost of €3.5 million. The tax reduction was to have ended at ...
US Senate passes Trump’s sweeping tax-cut, spending bill, sends to House
The Republican-controlled US Senate passed President Donald Trump‘s tax and spending bill on Tuesday, signing off on a massive package that would enshrine many of his top priorities into ...
Trump pressures Congress on his ‘big beautiful bill’ as debate clouds path forward
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up pressure on Republicans in Congress to advance his sweeping tax-cut and spending bill this week, while hardline conservatives balked over a closed-door ...
UK finance minister Hunt rules out near-term tax cuts
Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt ruled out near-term tax cuts ahead of a mid-year fiscal statement due on Nov. 22, but said in a newspaper interview he wanted to avoid “...
Our View: Petrol tax cut, although welcome, sets a dangerous precedent
The council of ministers decided on Thursday to reduce the consumption tax on fuel and forwarded the relevant bill to the legislature for immediate approval. Consumption tax on petrol and ...