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Uneven reform stays Belgium's competitiveness

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BELGIUM

Political situation in Belgium.

Bailout policies will raise Greek taxpayer's burden

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GREECE

Tax arrears are expected to rise to 95 billion euros (106 billion dollars) by year-end following the introduction of new taxes. An ever-rising tax burden is encouraging evasion…

Romania's tax collection inefficiencies will persist

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ROMANIA

Romania’s failings in VAT collection.

Chile inequality debate will drive tax reform demands

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CHILE

Although both the bill’s legislative future and the amount it would raise are uncertain, it reflects ever more explicit class polarisation and anger over inequalities.

Global minimum tax on corporate profits is going ahead

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INTERNATIONAL

Progress was made on the technical details of Pillar 1, the reallocation of taxing rights from host countries to those where a multinational operates, but US opposition has…

Brazil overseas assets tax would support fiscal goals

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BRAZIL

The measures, presented by the government in August, envisage taxing “exclusive closed-end funds” belonging to individuals resident in Brazil (often just one investor or their…

Panama leak to boost global fight against tax evasion

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INTERNATIONAL

The 'Panama papers' disclosures brought attention to the weak harmonisation of corporate tax policies, creating loopholes that can be exploited to avoid and evade tax. The…

France’s economic plan focuses on short and long term

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FRANCE

Amid one of the steepest economic contractions in Europe, with GDP expected to shrink by 11% this year, the relaunch programme aims to reduce the tax burden on business and to…

Drought and taxes will challenge Argentina's farmers

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ARGENTINA

Outlook for the agricultural sector.

Brazil's recession will be long and recovery tepid

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BRAZIL

Poor industrial performance adds to a long list of woes for an economy facing a deep recession, with increasing unemployment, high inflation and the risk of losing its hard-won…