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Biden’s draft spending plan will inspire US tax reform

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UNITED STATES

White House efforts to hike corporate tax and the rate paid by individuals with annual incomes over USD400,000 have stalled. In their place, bills have been put forward to tax…

US tax changes could come before 2020 election

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UNITED STATES

The political debate about taxation in the United States.

More tax on asset gains is likelier than a wealth tax

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INTERNATIONAL

Developed economies have implemented fiscal support measures worth over 16% of their GDP to combat the pandemic's impacts. To pay off the resulting debt and to ensure sufficient…

Party scrap likely over US capital gains reform idea

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UNITED STATES

Capital gains tax reform debates.

US wealth tax gains may be more marginal than radical

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UNITED STATES/INT

Wealth taxation.

Australian income tax changes will have limited impact

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AUSTRALIA

Labor’s changes reduce help for higher earners and instead prioritise workers on low and middle incomes. Parties on the political right have condemned the move, but opinion polls…

Mozambican government could ease IMF fears over debt

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MOZAMBIQUE

As Mozambique’s government struggles to deal with an ongoing controversy over 2 billion dollars in secret loans and unpaid debts, the government hopes new gas investments and the…

Pandemic may drive new wealth taxes in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

The region’s current tax and spending policies redistribute very little. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a deep and persistent recession, despite new spending, tax cuts and monetary…

Investment pledges could transform Egypt's economy

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EGYPT

Egypt's business climate.

Corruption will undermine Sierra Leone’s fiscal gains

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SIERRA LEONE

The natural disaster has overshadowed recent developmental gains, including the construction of the country’s first toll road. Despite the approval of a new three-year IMF…