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DPP regional governor in tax evasion scam

nyasatimes Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:21:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) tax[2]; duty[2]; Customs[1]; tax evasion[2];

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Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South, Noel Masangwi is embroiled in a tax evasion scandal over clearing of a vehicle, Nyasa Times has learnt. Masangwi runs Elvis Freight which clears motor vehicles. According to a source at Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA),.......

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

Pay up for that Pepsi | Peter Preston

guardian Sunday, March 14, 2010 8:31:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) taxation[1]; tax[11]; duty[1]; duty free[1]; Tax[2]; VAT[6]; taxes[2];

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Entities: Peter Preston[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Alistair Darling[1]; Richard Desmond[1];

Instead of a blanket hike on VAT, a targeted tax on fizzy drinks could raise money and save lives The idea is alive and living in New York state. Sugary canned drinks ruin your teeth and make you fat. Therefore, like everything else that palpably hurts health, they should attract extra taxation: say.......

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

‘Life’s tough for small firms’ , MD, Tisco

vanguardngr Sunday, March 14, 2010 7:41:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) taxation[2]; tax[2]; taxes[2];

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Other categories: European Enterprise News;

Tisco Musical Instruments, Lagos, is an indigenous company that manufactures musical instruments from, ‘Omo Wood.’ In this chat with Franklin Alli, Mr. Taiwo Adebayo, Managing Director, shares the experiences of operating a small business in the country....

China's leader blames U.S. for bilateral tensions, rejects call to adjust currency

WashingtonPost Sunday, March 14, 2010 7:02:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) tariff[1]; goods[2];

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Entities: Charles Schumer[1]; Dalai Lama[4]; Lindsey Graham[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis;

China's premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday lectured the United States, criticizing it for pressing China to let its currency rise against the dollar to boost U.S. exports, advising it to work harder to improve its financial system and directing it to change its foreign policy to improve relations with ......

Latest News : UBS warns U.S. deal flop could hurt other Swiss banks

tehrantimes Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:17:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) tax[2]; tax evasion[1]; taxes[1];

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UBS warns U.S. deal flop could hurt other Swiss banks ZURICH (AFP) -– Swiss bank UBS is pressing Swiss lawmakers to endorse a deal settling tax evasion litigation with the United States, warning that 20 other Swiss banks could be targeted if it fell through....

Lib Dems refuse to support Tory spending cuts

guardian Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:00:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) taxation[4]; tax[5]; taxes[5];

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Other categories: Market;

Nick Clegg describes George Osborne's plans to slash budgets as 'economic masochism' The Liberal Democrats have distanced themselves from the Conservatives by warning they would not support plans to cut public spending too early in the next parliament. The party's leader, Nick Clegg, said early deep cuts would be "economic masochism"....

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

Vows for visas: Bogus marriage scheme probed

ghanaweb Sunday, March 14, 2010 5:28:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) Customs[2]; fraud[9]; drug[1];

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Entities: Michael Wildes[1];

Other categories: Consumer Affairs;

WORCESTER, USA — An alleged fraud marriage scheme has chugged along in Worcester for years, slowed — but not stopped — by a federal investigation and the lingering suspicion of City Clerk David J. Rushford. The scheme has involved a network of arrangers based in the city, according to Mr. Rushford....

Salamat sa remittances - Pat A. Sto Tomas

abs-cbnnews Sunday, March 14, 2010 5:16:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) Duty[2]; Duty Free[2];

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Nakakatuwang malaman na tumaas ang kabuuang halaga ng remittances na pumasok sa bansa mula sa mga Overseas Filipinos noong nakaraang taon (2009)....

GST the latest in series of 'embarrassing U-turns'

malaysiakini Sunday, March 14, 2010 5:04:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) Tax[1]; Goods[1];

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Entities: Petaling Jaya[1]; Pakatan Rakyat[1];

The GST bill fiasco marks only the latest of a series of 'embarrassing policy U-turns' by the government that signify its inability to 'get its act together' on the economy....

PSM calls for referendum on GST

malaysiakini Sunday, March 14, 2010 3:33:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) Tax[1]; Goods[1];

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It wants the government to hold a referendum to determine the extent of the people’s agreement - or otherwise - with the proposed Goods and Services Tax....

China blames U.S. for tensions

WashingtonPost Sunday, March 14, 2010 2:43:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Charles Schumer[1]; Dalai Lama[4]; Lindsey Graham[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis;

Comments underscore China's growing self-confidence after coping with global financial crisis....

The Best Tax Breaks for Small Business

wsj Sunday, March 14, 2010 2:33:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) tax[17]; Tax[2]; taxes[2];

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Entities: Luis Obispo[1]; Bill Smith[1];

Scrambling to get your taxes in order? Don't miss these small-business write-offs....

How to link 'compassion' with the IRS

HonululuAdvetrtiser Sunday, March 14, 2010 1:23:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) taxpayer[2]; Taxpayers[2]; tax[9]; Tax[1]; taxpayers[3]; taxes[2];

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Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Financial Crisis;

For the second straight year, the Internal Revenue Service is reaching out to folks in financial trouble. The agency plans to hold 1,000 open houses on Saturdays where taxpayers can work out their payment problems with IRS officials....

Govt expected to receive Rs 200 crore as taxes from IPL T20

HindustanTimes Sunday, March 14, 2010 1:23:00 PM CET | info

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Government is expected to rake in more than Rs 200 crore as taxes from the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket tournament....

Cape's booze tycoon in 'giant scam'

iol Sunday, March 14, 2010 1:00:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) Fraud[1]; VAT[1]; Customs[1]; fraud[5]; customs[1];

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Entities: William Booth[1];

Other categories: Cybersecurity; Communicable Diseases;

The Hawks have cracked a slick Cape Town-based crime syndicate that allegedly scammed the taxman and banks out of hundreds of millions of rands in a complex kite-flying scam....

Towel-makers seek exemption from VAT

NewsJang-en Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:12:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) goods[1]; Tax[1]; VAT[4]; Value Added Tax[1];

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KARACHI: Towel Manufacturers’ Association of Pakistan (TMA) has urged the government to incorporate the spirit of SRO 509(1)/2007 in VAT Law and exemp...

Declaring weight of one set 3 kilos

NewsJang-en Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:12:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) duty[1]; Duty[1]; import[2]; Customs[6]; duties[4]; Goods[1]; fraud[1]; customs[1]; taxes[4];

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ISLAMABAD: Have you ever seen a mobile phone weighing over three kilos? Directorate General of Customs Intelligence Pakistan has made a detection indi...

APTMA to observe strike on 18th

NewsJang-en Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:12:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) export[5]; duty[1]; duty free[1]; import[1];

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Entities: Mansoor Ahmed[1];

Other categories: Agricultural Products - Olive oil, Horticultural products;

LAHORE: As the domestic yarn crisis deepens, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) announced on Saturday that it would go on strike on Ma...

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Anti-GST protest at Parliament called off

thestar Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:10:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) Tax[1]; Goods[1];

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Entities: Petaling Jaya[1];

The “Protes” group comprising activists and opposition parties cancelled plans to hold a mass demonstration at Parliament Sunday....

Mills’ State of the Nation Address - Tantamount to National Humiliation

ghanaweb Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:06:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) taxation[1]; tax[3]; drugs[1]; Customs[1]; taxes[1];

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Entities: Mahama Ayariga[2]; Kwabena Adjei[1]; Ama Benyiwa-Doe[1]; Salary Structure[1]; Gobind Nankani[1];

Other categories: Alternative Energy; Security Council; EU2020; Manmade Disasters;

Promises, they say, are like babies easy to make but hard to deliver. In view of this Shirley Maclaine posits that, “It is useless to hold a person to anything he says while he is in love, drunk or running for office”. However, if Shirley’s statement was to hold water, there wouldn’t be any.......

Strike-hit Greece awaits EU budget verdict

smh Sunday, March 14, 2010 8:44:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: George Papaconstantinou[1]; Jean-Claude Trichet[1];

Other categories: EC News; Reform; Financial Crisis; European Central Bank; Eurostat; Market;

Debt-hit Greece heads for another grilling by European peers in Brussels this week over its austerity programme in the wake of a general strike and amidst deteriorating recession and jobless figures....

Serious tax reform long overdue

WashingtonPost Sunday, March 14, 2010 7:05:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Ron Wyden[1]; Judd Gregg[1];

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Judd Gregg says: "We think there's very fertile ground for a bipartisan initiative, which takes the tax laws and makes them dramatically simpler and maintains their progressive nature,"

Judd Gregg says: "This is the first major total tax reform effort put forward by bipartisan senators in 25 years,"

Column | Our current system is so complex and inefficient that Congress should devise a new one....

U.S. responsible for disruptions in relations

xinhuanet_en Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:26:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Xie Zhenhua[1]; Barack Obama[2]; Su Ning[1]; Wen Jiabao[1]; Qin Gang[1]; Nancy Pelosi[1]; Dalai Lama[4];

Other categories: Society; Environment (general); Climate Change;

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Wen Jiabao said: "This has seriously disrupted Sino-U.S. relations," "The responsibility did not lie with China"

The United States was responsible for the recent disruptions in Sino-U.S. relations, Chinese Premier Wen told a press conference Sunday after the closing meeting of the annual parliamentary session....

Revised incentives package for NWFP, FATA okayed F.P. Report

TheFrontierPost-en Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:20:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) Taxes[1]; export[2]; tax[3]; duty[2]; goods[1]; Duty[1]; Tax[2]; import[1]; Goods[1]; taxes[1]; Export[1];

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Entities: Raza Gilani[1]; Yousaf Raza Gillani[1]; Income Tax[1]; Yousuf Raza[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack;

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved a revised package giving more incentives to business community of the NWFP to rehabilitate ......

Helping national authorities bolster the effectiveness of international anti-corruption instruments

eldis Sunday, March 14, 2010 3:12:00 AM CET | info

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Other categories: Consumer Affairs;

This paper examines the effective implementation of three international anti-corruption instruments – the UN Convention Against Corruption (2003); ......

Core-Mark Announces Q4 Earnings and Record 2009 Results

flexnewsfood Sunday, March 14, 2010 2:59:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) tax[19]; goods[1]; excise tax[1]; Tax[3]; excise taxes[1]; taxes[15];

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Entities: Michael Walsh[1];

Other categories: EU2020; Agricultural Products - Olive oil, Horticultural products;

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Michael Walsh said: "The political and economic dynamics of 2009 led to a very unusual year; extraordinary high cigarette holding gains, declining carton volume, generally flat food/non-food sales, overall respectable margins and positive momentum for our fresh initiatives. The industry is accelerating the transition to more efficient ways of getting new products to market that the consumer will buy. We believe that Core-Mark is well positioned to support our retail customers as they migrate through this change,"

"The political and economic dynamics of 2009 led to a very unusual year; extraordinary high cigarette holding gains, declining carton volume, generally flat food/non-food sales, overall respectable margins and positive momentum for our fresh initiatives....

Politics: A Time to Consider Local Fuel Fees

IHT Sunday, March 14, 2010 2:33:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (TAXUD) tax[5]; excise tax[1];

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