#taxes — Public Fediverse posts
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When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe
There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security. -
When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe
There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security. -
When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe
There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security. -
When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe
There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security. -
When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe
There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security. -
Let’s think about this.
What about our children and grandchildren, where are we headed?https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/09/lets-think-about-this/
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Let’s think about this.
What about our children and grandchildren, where are we headed?https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/09/lets-think-about-this/
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Let’s think about this.
What about our children and grandchildren, where are we headed?https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/09/lets-think-about-this/
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Let’s think about this.
What about our children and grandchildren, where are we headed?https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/09/lets-think-about-this/
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Let’s think about this.
What about our children and grandchildren, where are we headed?https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/09/lets-think-about-this/
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2026 Summer/Fall Connecticut Consumer Outlook » CBIA https://www.byteseu.com/2350854/ #ConnecticutEconomy #economy #Healthcare #Surveys&Reports #Taxes #Workforce
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🇨🇦 I read the headline and bristled expecting to read another article... "omg Canada's taxes are oppressive!"
However, instead I got a reminder-lesson
"Don't rise to the clickbait , don't jump to conclusions, instead read the article".
Conservatives need to read this one. -
🇨🇦 I read the headline and bristled expecting to read another article... "omg Canada's taxes are oppressive!"
However, instead I got a reminder-lesson
"Don't rise to the clickbait , don't jump to conclusions, instead read the article".
Conservatives need to read this one. -
🇨🇦 I read the headline and bristled expecting to read another article... "omg Canada's taxes are oppressive!"
However, instead I got a reminder-lesson
"Don't rise to the clickbait , don't jump to conclusions, instead read the article".
Conservatives need to read this one. -
🇨🇦 I read the headline and bristled expecting to read another article... "omg Canada's taxes are oppressive!"
However, instead I got a reminder-lesson
"Don't rise to the clickbait , don't jump to conclusions, instead read the article".
Conservatives need to read this one. -
🇨🇦 I read the headline and bristled expecting to read another article... "omg Canada's taxes are oppressive!"
However, instead I got a reminder-lesson
"Don't rise to the clickbait , don't jump to conclusions, instead read the article".
Conservatives need to read this one. -
https://www.europesays.com/videos/90345/ Trump’s US trade war with Canada explained #america #canada #carney #Channel4 #Channel4News #Channel4 #DonaldTrump #economy #InternationalNews #JoeRogan #LakeOntario #LatestNews #MarkCarney #PresidentTrump #sanctions #TARIFFS #Taxes #TradeWar #Trump #UKNews #US #WorldNews
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/415749/ Mulinge: Sustainability cannot be left to a department #Business #BusinessModel #communities #CommunitiesAndGovernment #CorporateSocialInvestment #customers #DigitalInclusion #duties #Employees #energy #investors #levies #MTNUganda #regulators #Shareholders #Subscribers #Sustainability #SylviaMulinge #taxes #TelecommunicationsNetwork #Uganda #value
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Federal Circuit decision exposes myth that tax treaties solve U.S. double taxation — Tax Fairness For Americans Abroad
https://www.taxfairnessabroad.org/blog/federal-circuit-decision-exposes-myth-that-tax-treaties-solve-us-double-taxation#tax #taxes #DoubleTaxation #expat #USExpats #usexpat #taxtreaty #taxtreaties
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Federal Circuit decision exposes myth that tax treaties solve U.S. double taxation — Tax Fairness For Americans Abroad
https://www.taxfairnessabroad.org/blog/federal-circuit-decision-exposes-myth-that-tax-treaties-solve-us-double-taxation#tax #taxes #DoubleTaxation #expat #USExpats #usexpat #taxtreaty #taxtreaties
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Federal Circuit decision exposes myth that tax treaties solve U.S. double taxation — Tax Fairness For Americans Abroad
https://www.taxfairnessabroad.org/blog/federal-circuit-decision-exposes-myth-that-tax-treaties-solve-us-double-taxation#tax #taxes #DoubleTaxation #expat #USExpats #usexpat #taxtreaty #taxtreaties
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Federal Circuit decision exposes myth that tax treaties solve U.S. double taxation — Tax Fairness For Americans Abroad
https://www.taxfairnessabroad.org/blog/federal-circuit-decision-exposes-myth-that-tax-treaties-solve-us-double-taxation#tax #taxes #DoubleTaxation #expat #USExpats #usexpat #taxtreaty #taxtreaties
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Federal Circuit decision exposes myth that tax treaties solve U.S. double taxation — Tax Fairness For Americans Abroad
https://www.taxfairnessabroad.org/blog/federal-circuit-decision-exposes-myth-that-tax-treaties-solve-us-double-taxation#tax #taxes #DoubleTaxation #expat #USExpats #usexpat #taxtreaty #taxtreaties
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@ZackPolanski You won't succeed in pushing #Burnham to the #Left! Labour's whole #strategy is predicated on appeasing the #Right, & their #neoliberal, neo-classical #economic #assumptions won't let them move to the Left. They can't increase #taxes, nor can they increase #public #sector #borrowing. With the #commitment on #defence #spending, expect more #social spending #cuts.
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@ZackPolanski You won't succeed in pushing #Burnham to the #Left! Labour's whole #strategy is predicated on appeasing the #Right, & their #neoliberal, neo-classical #economic #assumptions won't let them move to the Left. They can't increase #taxes, nor can they increase #public #sector #borrowing. With the #commitment on #defence #spending, expect more #social spending #cuts.
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@ZackPolanski You won't succeed in pushing #Burnham to the #Left! Labour's whole #strategy is predicated on appeasing the #Right, & their #neoliberal, neo-classical #economic #assumptions won't let them move to the Left. They can't increase #taxes, nor can they increase #public #sector #borrowing. With the #commitment on #defence #spending, expect more #social spending #cuts.
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@ZackPolanski You won't succeed in pushing #Burnham to the #Left! Labour's whole #strategy is predicated on appeasing the #Right, & their #neoliberal, neo-classical #economic #assumptions won't let them move to the Left. They can't increase #taxes, nor can they increase #public #sector #borrowing. With the #commitment on #defence #spending, expect more #social spending #cuts.
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@ZackPolanski You won't succeed in pushing #Burnham to the #Left! Labour's whole #strategy is predicated on appeasing the #Right, & their #neoliberal, neo-classical #economic #assumptions won't let them move to the Left. They can't increase #taxes, nor can they increase #public #sector #borrowing. With the #commitment on #defence #spending, expect more #social spending #cuts.
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Fiscal responsibility and tax cuts
Needless to say most Americans are not aware of all this, don’t actually care and have no idea of the crisis we are possibly facing living on debt. We are headed to a very precarious place. As of late August 2026 Total national debt - Over $40 trillion Debt held by the public - About $32.3 trillion Intragovernmental debt - About $7.8 trillion Projected FY 2026 deficit - About $1.9 trillion Deficit as % of GDP - 5.8% Projected net interest cost, FY 2026 - About $1.0 trillion Debt […]https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/02/fiscal-responsibility-and-tax-cuts/
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Search Engine Roundtable: IRS Website Drops Heavily In Google Search. “Over the past few days, the IRS website (and other government sites) has tanked within Google’s search results. My gut feeling is that the federal government implemented some bot-blocking that was too aggressive and blocked Google, among others, resulting in Google not fully showing the IRS website. I believe the IRS […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/28/search-engine-roundtable-irs-website-drops-heavily-in-google-search/ -
America In Focus: Inflation cools in July, but so do consumers with their spending
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#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Economy #2024-2026Mideastwars #Business #Consumerprices #Economicindicators #energymarkets #FederalReserveSystem #finance #FinanceBusiness #Financialperformance #Inflation #iran #Iranwar #NationalAssociationofRealtors #oilandgasindustry #Retailandwholesale #taxes #U.S.DepartmentofCommerce #U.S.DepartmentofLabor
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MACRON EST PANIQUÉ ! LE RETOUR DE LA COLÈRE EN FRANCE ! 🔥
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJV7IkyBXkc
#voitureElectrique #Taxes #carburants
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Navigating the Void: Why Nigeria Needs a Corporate Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) Framework
In a standard DPA regime, a company that self-reports and cooperates can avoid the "corporate death penalty" of a criminal conviction. In Nigeria, we are currently forced to rely on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015. While the ACJA provides for Plea Bargaining, it is a fundamentally different animal from a DPA: -
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's long-term vision for powering Japan's growth through domestic investment risks becoming a hollow ambition if she fails to address shorter-term angst over the cost of living. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/28/economy/japan-takaichi-inflation-measures-fall-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #inflation #consumerspending #boj #taxes
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https://www.youtube.com/live/sYtW30I12Zs?is=KIIpwKL9cqXY7cTj
#Michigan #AbdulElSayed #Democrats #Doctor #BernieSanders #AOC #AlexandriaOcasioCortez #Election #Vote #Activism #Protest #Progressive #AIPAC #MoneyOutOfPolitics #Money #TechBros #Environment #Billionaires #tRump #Senator #USSenate #Israel #Genocide #MedicareForAll #GrandRapids #Labor #Unions #OrganizedLabor #Taxes #ICE #Women #MoneyVsMany #Media
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RE: https://indieweb.social/@RFPatterson/116909467625611545
Dr #Singh continues:
'...The mid-1970s marked a milestone in the #maturity of our democracy. #Parliament moved away from old #colonial definitions of who “belonged” and established a simple, #fair principle that has stood unchallenged for over 50 years: if you live here permanently, pay #taxes, and contribute to our community for a year, you earn a stake in the democracy.'Before 1975, voting was tied to #archaic #imperial rules requiring you to be a “#British subject.” The 1975 law scrapped this, recognising that long-term residents are a core part of the #Kiwi fabric. By targeting this five-decade-old consensus, NZ First isn’t protecting tradition; they are actively rolling the clock back half a century to shrink our voter base to their advantage. '
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Philippines Supreme Court Upholds Law Granting VAT Refund To Foreign Tourists
Remember the law granting value-added tax refund (VAT refund) to foreign tourists signed a few years ago? That law was challenged and recently the Supreme Court of the Philippines upheld the constitutionality of Republic Act 12079 (the act creating a VAT refund mechanism for non-resident tourists), according to a news report by GMA News.
To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the report of GMA News. Some parts in boldface…
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the constitutionality of a law that grants value-added tax (VAT) refunds on select local purchases by non-resident foreign tourists.
In a 30-page decision, the SC En Banc dismissed a petition challenging the validity of Republic Act 12079, or an act creating a VAT refund mechanism for non-resident tourists, adding Section 112-A to the National Internal Revenue Code.
“Granting VAT refund to foreign tourists was not arbitrarily done. It is a policy decision based on legitimate state interests, i.e. the need to remain competitive as a global tourist destination,” the SC said.
“In fine, foreign tourists may be granted privileges and benefits that are not extended to Filipino citizens, so as long as these distinctions are based on reasonable and justifiable classifications, as in here,” it added.
According to the SC, the VAT refund applies to goods brought from duly accredited stores and taken out of the country within 60 days from purchase. The goods must be priced at least P3,000 per transaction.
Meanwhile, the SC said Section 5 of the law’s implementing rules and regulations limit the refund to retail and tangible goods, including clothing, apparel, electronics, gadgets, jewelry, accessories, souvenirs, food or non-food consumables, and other items intended for personal use.
The petitioner, however, argued that the law violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection as it excludes Filipino citizens.
For its part, the SC said equal protection does not require identical treatment for all persons.
It said the act also distinguishes foreign tourists from Filipino citizens.
According to the SC, the VAT refund system follows the basic rule of VAT that goods are taxed where they are consumed. If the goods are consumed in the Philippines, they remain subject to Philippine VAT.
Meanwhile, the SC added that VAT refund for foreign tourists is a well-established international practice.
“The Philippines is among the last few countries in Asia to adopt such a system. Our Asian neighbors, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Japan have long implemented this VAT refund mechanism for foreign tourists,” it said.
Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision on the law about VAT refund for foreign tourists? Apart from the VAT refund for foreign tourists, what problems that plagued the Philippine tourism industry should the government solve this year?
You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.
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#ASEAN #Asia #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNationsASEAN #BankOfThePhilippineIslandsBPI #Bing #BongbongMarcos #business #businessNews #CarloCarrasco #ChatGPT #corruption #DepartmentOfTourismDOT #economicConfidence #economicDynamism #economicGrowth #Facebook #floodControlScandal #foreignTourists #foreignVisitors #geek #GMANetwork #GMANews #Google #GoogleSearch #governance #holiday #Instagram #internationalVisitors #Investagrams #justice #law #Marcos #news #Philippines #PhilippinesBlog #Pinoy #PresidentMarcos #publicService #RepublicActNumber12079RA12079 #socialMedia #SoutheastAsia #SupremeCourt #tax #taxation #taxes #technology #tourism #tourismBlog #tourist #touristBlog #tourists #travel #travelBlog #Twitter #vacation #valueAddedTaxVAT #VATRefund #Visitors #WordPress #WordPressCom #worldTravel -
Philippines Supreme Court Upholds Law Granting VAT Refund To Foreign Tourists
Remember the law granting value-added tax refund (VAT refund) to foreign tourists signed a few years ago? That law was challenged and recently the Supreme Court of the Philippines upheld the constitutionality of Republic Act 12079 (the act creating a VAT refund mechanism for non-resident tourists), according to a news report by GMA News.
To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the report of GMA News. Some parts in boldface…
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the constitutionality of a law that grants value-added tax (VAT) refunds on select local purchases by non-resident foreign tourists.
In a 30-page decision, the SC En Banc dismissed a petition challenging the validity of Republic Act 12079, or an act creating a VAT refund mechanism for non-resident tourists, adding Section 112-A to the National Internal Revenue Code.
“Granting VAT refund to foreign tourists was not arbitrarily done. It is a policy decision based on legitimate state interests, i.e. the need to remain competitive as a global tourist destination,” the SC said.
“In fine, foreign tourists may be granted privileges and benefits that are not extended to Filipino citizens, so as long as these distinctions are based on reasonable and justifiable classifications, as in here,” it added.
According to the SC, the VAT refund applies to goods brought from duly accredited stores and taken out of the country within 60 days from purchase. The goods must be priced at least P3,000 per transaction.
Meanwhile, the SC said Section 5 of the law’s implementing rules and regulations limit the refund to retail and tangible goods, including clothing, apparel, electronics, gadgets, jewelry, accessories, souvenirs, food or non-food consumables, and other items intended for personal use.
The petitioner, however, argued that the law violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection as it excludes Filipino citizens.
For its part, the SC said equal protection does not require identical treatment for all persons.
It said the act also distinguishes foreign tourists from Filipino citizens.
According to the SC, the VAT refund system follows the basic rule of VAT that goods are taxed where they are consumed. If the goods are consumed in the Philippines, they remain subject to Philippine VAT.
Meanwhile, the SC added that VAT refund for foreign tourists is a well-established international practice.
“The Philippines is among the last few countries in Asia to adopt such a system. Our Asian neighbors, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Japan have long implemented this VAT refund mechanism for foreign tourists,” it said.
Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision on the law about VAT refund for foreign tourists? Apart from the VAT refund for foreign tourists, what problems that plagued the Philippine tourism industry should the government solve this year?
You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.
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Thank you for reading. If you find this article engaging, please click the like button below, share this article to others and also please consider making a donation to support my publishing. If you are looking for a copywriter to create content for your special project or business, check out my services and my portfolio. Feel free to contact me with a private message. Also please feel free to visit my Facebook page Author Carlo Carrasco and follow me on Twitter at @CarloCarrascoPH as well as on Tumblr at https://carlocarrasco.tumblr.com/ and on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/authorcarlocarrasco
#ASEAN #Asia #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNationsASEAN #BankOfThePhilippineIslandsBPI #Bing #BongbongMarcos #business #businessNews #CarloCarrasco #ChatGPT #corruption #DepartmentOfTourismDOT #economicConfidence #economicDynamism #economicGrowth #Facebook #floodControlScandal #foreignTourists #foreignVisitors #geek #GMANetwork #GMANews #Google #GoogleSearch #governance #holiday #Instagram #internationalVisitors #Investagrams #justice #law #Marcos #news #Philippines #PhilippinesBlog #Pinoy #PresidentMarcos #publicService #RepublicActNumber12079RA12079 #socialMedia #SoutheastAsia #SupremeCourt #tax #taxation #taxes #technology #tourism #tourismBlog #tourist #touristBlog #tourists #travel #travelBlog #Twitter #vacation #valueAddedTaxVAT #VATRefund #Visitors #WordPress #WordPressCom #worldTravel -
Philippines Supreme Court Upholds Law Granting VAT Refund To Foreign Tourists
Remember the law granting value-added tax refund (VAT refund) to foreign tourists signed a few years ago? That law was challenged and recently the Supreme Court of the Philippines upheld the constitutionality of Republic Act 12079 (the act creating a VAT refund mechanism for non-resident tourists), according to a news report by GMA News.
To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the report of GMA News. Some parts in boldface…
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the constitutionality of a law that grants value-added tax (VAT) refunds on select local purchases by non-resident foreign tourists.
In a 30-page decision, the SC En Banc dismissed a petition challenging the validity of Republic Act 12079, or an act creating a VAT refund mechanism for non-resident tourists, adding Section 112-A to the National Internal Revenue Code.
“Granting VAT refund to foreign tourists was not arbitrarily done. It is a policy decision based on legitimate state interests, i.e. the need to remain competitive as a global tourist destination,” the SC said.
“In fine, foreign tourists may be granted privileges and benefits that are not extended to Filipino citizens, so as long as these distinctions are based on reasonable and justifiable classifications, as in here,” it added.
According to the SC, the VAT refund applies to goods brought from duly accredited stores and taken out of the country within 60 days from purchase. The goods must be priced at least P3,000 per transaction.
Meanwhile, the SC said Section 5 of the law’s implementing rules and regulations limit the refund to retail and tangible goods, including clothing, apparel, electronics, gadgets, jewelry, accessories, souvenirs, food or non-food consumables, and other items intended for personal use.
The petitioner, however, argued that the law violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection as it excludes Filipino citizens.
For its part, the SC said equal protection does not require identical treatment for all persons.
It said the act also distinguishes foreign tourists from Filipino citizens.
According to the SC, the VAT refund system follows the basic rule of VAT that goods are taxed where they are consumed. If the goods are consumed in the Philippines, they remain subject to Philippine VAT.
Meanwhile, the SC added that VAT refund for foreign tourists is a well-established international practice.
“The Philippines is among the last few countries in Asia to adopt such a system. Our Asian neighbors, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Japan have long implemented this VAT refund mechanism for foreign tourists,” it said.
Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision on the law about VAT refund for foreign tourists? Apart from the VAT refund for foreign tourists, what problems that plagued the Philippine tourism industry should the government solve this year?
You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.
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Thank you for reading. If you find this article engaging, please click the like button below, share this article to others and also please consider making a donation to support my publishing. If you are looking for a copywriter to create content for your special project or business, check out my services and my portfolio. Feel free to contact me with a private message. Also please feel free to visit my Facebook page Author Carlo Carrasco and follow me on Twitter at @CarloCarrascoPH as well as on Tumblr at https://carlocarrasco.tumblr.com/ and on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/authorcarlocarrasco
#ASEAN #Asia #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNationsASEAN #BankOfThePhilippineIslandsBPI #Bing #BongbongMarcos #business #businessNews #CarloCarrasco #ChatGPT #corruption #DepartmentOfTourismDOT #economicConfidence #economicDynamism #economicGrowth #Facebook #floodControlScandal #foreignTourists #foreignVisitors #geek #GMANetwork #GMANews #Google #GoogleSearch #governance #holiday #Instagram #internationalVisitors #Investagrams #justice #law #Marcos #news #Philippines #PhilippinesBlog #Pinoy #PresidentMarcos #publicService #RepublicActNumber12079RA12079 #socialMedia #SoutheastAsia #SupremeCourt #tax #taxation #taxes #technology #tourism #tourismBlog #tourist #touristBlog #tourists #travel #travelBlog #Twitter #vacation #valueAddedTaxVAT #VATRefund #Visitors #WordPress #WordPressCom #worldTravel -
#Trump threatened 100% #tariffs on countries imposing #digitalservices #taxes on US companies, claiming they unfairly target US #techgiants. He previously retaliated against Canada’s proposed tax, leading to its scrapping. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/26/trump-tariff-trade-tech-tax.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Not all #millionaires oppose higher #taxes.
'Nearly 400 millionaires and #billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
(This article is more than 5 months old)'Mark #Ruffalo, Brian #Eno and Abigail #Disney sign letter timed for #WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying #political influence'
'Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.
'An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on global leaders attending this week’s conference to close the widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else.
'The letter, signed by luminaries including the #actor and film-maker Mark Ruffalo, the #musician Brian Eno and the film producer and #philanthropist Abigail Disney, says extreme #wealth is polluting politics, driving social exclusion and fuelling the #climate emergency.
'“A handful of global #oligarchs with extreme wealth have bought up our #democracies; taken over our #governments; gagged the freedom of our #media; placed a stranglehold on #technology and innovation; deepened #poverty and social exclusion; and accelerated the breakdown of our planet,” it reads. “What we treasure, rich and poor alike, is being eaten away by those intent on growing the gulf between their vast power and everyone else.
'“We all know this. When even millionaires, like us, recognise that extreme wealth has cost everyone else everything else, there can be no doubt that society is dangerously teetering off the edge of a precipice.”'
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/14/cabinet-ministers-asked-to-look-for-cuts-to-fund-uk-defence-spending-increase. This wretched #Labour #Government shouldn't even be talking in these terms, @ZackPolanski, @thegreenparty! We don't need more #defence #spending, & we definitely DON'T need more spending #cuts! If the #LabourParty are SO convinced of the case for higher defence #expenditure, they should put #taxes up instead to pay for it - on the #rich & #bigbusiness!
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#Billionaires #Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever. #ElonMusk’s potential new status as a #trillionaire demonstrates in real time why there has been such a rapid rise in the concentration of #wealth at the top. #trump #maga #gop #economy Gift Article https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/business/economy/billionaires-musk-gabriel-zucman.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pFA.OQ5e.tX-x7JEkmLwV #poverty #economics #congress #republicans #politics #government #taxes #kushner #bezos #zuckerberg #peterthiel
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#Trump & his family have spent decades aggressively avoiding #taxes…. The newly won ability to escape from #IRS examinations could be worth tens of millions of dollars∶ One audit, ongoing in the days before the new #immunity for Trump was announced, could have resulted in a bill from the government exceeding $100 million, NYT has reported. Other authorities have had questions, too∶ In 2022, the #TrumpOrganization was convicted of #TaxFraud in #NewYork.
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#AmericanExpress avoided paying $423 million in #taxes last year using the island of Jersey. #PayPal trimmed its taxes by nearly half during 2025 thanks to its units in Singapore. Stanley #BlackAndDecker cut its bill by $27 million — nearly one third — using the island of Cyprus.
#law #plutocracy #criminal #Trump #billionaires #corporations #TaxDodging #TaxShelters #CorporateTax #business #economy #IRS #SEC
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#AmericanExpress avoided paying $423 million in #taxes last year using the island of Jersey. #PayPal trimmed its taxes by nearly half during 2025 thanks to its units in Singapore. Stanley #BlackAndDecker cut its bill by $27 million — nearly one third — using the island of Cyprus.
#law #plutocracy #criminal #Trump #billionaires #corporations #TaxDodging #TaxShelters #CorporateTax #business #economy #IRS #SEC
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#AmericanExpress avoided paying $423 million in #taxes last year using the island of Jersey. #PayPal trimmed its taxes by nearly half during 2025 thanks to its units in Singapore. Stanley #BlackAndDecker cut its bill by $27 million — nearly one third — using the island of Cyprus.
#law #plutocracy #criminal #Trump #billionaires #corporations #TaxDodging #TaxShelters #CorporateTax #business #economy #IRS #SEC
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#AmericanExpress avoided paying $423 million in #taxes last year using the island of Jersey. #PayPal trimmed its taxes by nearly half during 2025 thanks to its units in Singapore. Stanley #BlackAndDecker cut its bill by $27 million — nearly one third — using the island of Cyprus.
#law #plutocracy #criminal #Trump #billionaires #corporations #TaxDodging #TaxShelters #CorporateTax #business #economy #IRS #SEC
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#AmericanExpress avoided paying $423 million in #taxes last year using the island of Jersey. #PayPal trimmed its taxes by nearly half during 2025 thanks to its units in Singapore. Stanley #BlackAndDecker cut its bill by $27 million — nearly one third — using the island of Cyprus.
#law #plutocracy #criminal #Trump #billionaires #corporations #TaxDodging #TaxShelters #CorporateTax #business #economy #IRS #SEC
