Tag: taxes

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 20:07 UTC

  Federal tax collection in Brazil 18.3% up in January

  

  Collection of federal taxes in Brazil has reached its peak since 1995, according to a report from the Economy Ministry released Wednesday, which showed revenues had reached R$ 235.3 billion in the month of January of 2022.

• Monday, November 8th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Lower export taxes on hake, squid and shrimp, as long as they are processed in Argentina

  

  The Argentine government has issued Decree 754/2021 which lowers fisheries export taxes, particularly referred to hake, shrimp and squid as long as they are processed in the country including added value, to the benefit of Argentine industry and labor.

• Tuesday, October 19th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Argentine Government extends tax benefits to Tierra del Fuego

  

  The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández has extended the so-called industrial promotion regime for the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands (which technically includes British Overseas Territories like the Falkland Islands claimed by Argentina), it was announced.

• Monday, September 6th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Macri, “in Argentina if your want to make money, you must avoid paying taxes”

  

  Argentine former president Mauricio Macri in the midst of the campaign for next Sunday's political parties primary admitted during a television interview that “we are living in a country where if you want to make money, you must avoid taxes”

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Taxing corporate profits: Is change coming to the world’s economic weather?

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – It’s not Bretton Woods, but it’s a start. The decision by finance ministers from G7 countries to create a global minimum tax rate on corporate profits, and reaffirmed by world leaders meeting in Cornwall, is a step in the right direction if only a baby step. The tide was due to turn about now, according to one theory, and maybe it’s finally happening.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  EU reaches deal on tougher tax transparency for multinationals: some US$ 150 billion at stake

  

  European Union member states and lawmakers reached a deal on tougher tax transparency measures for multinationals. The proposal comes amid increased international pressure on the issue of multinationals and tax avoidance, not least since the change of leadership in the US where many of the biggest companies are based.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:44 UTC

  Argentina increases soybean exports tax 10%, from 30% to 33%: small farmers will pay less

  

  Argentina raised taxes on soybean exports to 33% from the current 30%, a spokesman for the CRA confederation of farmers said on Tuesday following a meeting with government officials.

• Tuesday, December 3rd 2019 - 08:52 UTC

  US react to French digital services tax threatening with duties on champagne and cheese

  

  The U.S. government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100% on US$2.4 billion in imports from France of Champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after concluding that France’s new digital services tax would harm U.S. tech companies.

• Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Brazil preparing fiscal reform and considers new value added tax at federal level

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro telephoned Economy Minister Paulo Guedes from hospital this week to express his opposition to the creation of a new “CPMF” financial transactions tax, Guedes said on Friday.

• Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:00 UTC

  Mexico to apply sales tax on Netflix, Apple, Spotfy, Amazon Prime

  

  A Mexican sales tax on foreign digital businesses providing audio or visual services could generate tax revenue of about 3.6 billion pesos (US$ 185 million) a year, a senior lawmaker in Mexico’s ruling party said on Tuesday.