Remarks by the President on Health Care Reform in Strongsville, Ohio

Whitehouse Monday, March 15, 2010 9:28:00 PM CET | info

1:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Ohio! (Applause.) It is good to be here in the Buckeye State. Congratulations on winning the Big Ten Championship. (Laughter.) I'm filling out my brackets now. (Laughter.) And it’s even better to be out of Washington for a little while. AUDIENCE: O-H-I-O. THE PRESIDENT: Yes, that kid Turner looks pretty good....

Obama demands health care reform

cnn Monday, March 15, 2010 9:26:00 PM CET | info

President Obama today took his call for health care reform to Ohio, slamming insurance companies and repeating his call for a vote on the plan....

IRS agent-new UBS-style bank prosecution "shortly"

reuters Monday, March 15, 2010 9:17:00 PM CET | info

HOLLYWOOD, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. tax authorities are expected to "very shortly" launch another prosecution against a foreign bank similar to the tax evasion case they pressed against Switzerland's UBS AG, an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent said on Monday....

VAT could be applied to affordable housing

RTERadio Monday, March 15, 2010 9:02:00 PM CET | info

Local authorities may have to pay VAT on sales of affordable housing as part of reforms in the Finance Bill....

L.A. District Attorney Steven Cooley Drops Marijuana Charges Against Temple 420

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 8:53:00 PM CET | info

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Former candidate for mayor and founder of ProfitfromPot(.com), Pastor Craig Rubin, was arrested at temple on October 22, 2009 for a second time in what was a politically motivated police action. The Dist...

Intersections Inc. Advises Taxpayers On How To Protect Themselves from Identity Theft During This Year's Tax Season

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 8:53:00 PM CET | info

CHANTILLY, Va., March 15 -- Tax season is well underway and identity thieves are already gearing up for another season of phishing, pharming, and conning their way into taxpayers' bank accounts and tax ret......

Many more welfare schemes in Chennai Corporation budget

hinduonnet Monday, March 15, 2010 8:45:00 PM CET | info

Staff Reporter — Photo: R. Ragu FACTS AND FIGURES: Chairperson of the Committee on Taxation and Finance of Chennai Corporation Radha Sambandan presenting the budget for 2010-11 on Monday. CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation Budget for 2010-2011 includes a large number of welfare schemes in the health and education sectors....

Three More Countries Probing UBS Tax Fraud

CBSnews Monday, March 15, 2010 8:36:00 PM CET | info

Britain, Canada, Australia Investigate Swiss Bank's Offshore Business; UBS Helped U.S. Customers Evade Taxes...

VAT increases in Greece a further strain on low incomes

euronews-en Monday, March 15, 2010 8:32:00 PM CET | info

Putting a determined face on financial recovery, Greece has brought higher V-A-T rates into force. The increase in value added tax will impact on prices of a range of products and services considered vital. The measure aimed at reducing the massive national debt is expected to generate additional budget revenues of 1....

Uganda: Uganda, Rwanda Border to Run 24hrs

allafrica Monday, March 15, 2010 8:23:00 PM CET | info

Plans are under way to modernize Katuna, the Rwanda-Uganda customs crossing into one-stop border crossing that will operate 24 hours....

Fitch Affirms Cleveland Municipal School District, Ohio's GOs at 'BBB+'; Outlook Revised to Negative

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 7:51:00 PM CET | info

CHICAGO - Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD), Ohio's general obligation (GO) bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort: --Approximately $150.3 million GO bonds, series 2002 and 2004, affirmed at 'BBB+'....

Germanys call to expel euro zone casualties

thenational Monday, March 15, 2010 7:24:00 PM CET | info

Euro zone countries that run into financial trouble should be kicked out of the single currency, the German finance minister warns....

Taxpayer paid £80,000 to barrister in Binyam Mohamed case

guardian Monday, March 15, 2010 7:12:00 PM CET | info

Jonathan Sumption QC charged sum for three-day appeal court hearing in attempt to protect MI5 The government spent £80,000 hiring one of Britain's most expensive commercial lawyers in a last-ditch attempt to suppress information in the Binyam Mohamed torture case, the Guardian has learned....

Consider tapping private sector GST expertise, Deloitte urges govt

btimescom Monday, March 15, 2010 7:10:00 PM CET | info

DELOITTE Malaysia has urged the government to consider getting Goods and Services Tax (GST) expertise from the private sector to supplement the efforts of the government. Its indirect tax leader, Peter Devlin, said this is with a view to promote independent perspectives and create more resources....

Court May Review Car Import Taxes

yle-en Monday, March 15, 2010 6:48:00 PM CET | info

Finland's Supreme Administrative Court is still considering whether or not to seek a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Communities in a dispute over the taxation of car imports. A decision would determine if the state must return taxes levied on tens of thousands of cars imported before 2006....

Fitch Affirms Oakland Redevelopment Agency, California's Housing Set-Aside Bonds at 'A'

finanznachrichten-en Monday, March 15, 2010 6:43:00 PM CET | info

Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Oakland (the agency), California as part of its continuous ......

Research and Markets: OECD Economic Surveys: Brazil

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 5:20:00 PM CET | info

DUBLIN - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/69dc73/oecd_economic_surv) has announced the addition of the OECD Economic Surveys: Brazil 2009 report to their offering. The global financial and economic crisis has not left Brazil unscathed. But a...

Finance ministers seek to define support for Greece

europeanvoice Monday, March 15, 2010 4:32:00 PM CET | info

Eurozone countries to offer Greek government mixture of loans and financial guarantees....

Delta Air Lines Celebrates Launch of Atlanta-to-Accra Nonstop Service

ghanaweb Monday, March 15, 2010 4:15:00 PM CET | info

with Special Summer Vacation Fares ATLANTA, March 15, 2010 - Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today announced introductory fares from all Delta domestic markets for travel to Accra, Ghana via the world's largest airline hub at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport....

Taxes increase in Greece as EU meets on debt crisis

washtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 3:52:00 PM CET | info

ATHENS -- A wave of new tax increases hit Greece on Monday, raising the cost of consumer goods despite recession and high unemployment, as European Union finance ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss the country's debt crisis. The center-left government has increased the main sales tax from 19.......

What's Agrium's next move? Plus, slowing down Prius

theglobeandmail Monday, March 15, 2010 3:11:00 PM CET | info

S tories Report on Business is following today: No explanation for runaway Prius Remember the videos and stories last week of a California driver trying to stop his runaway Toyota on a freeway near San Diego? Well, the U.S. government said today it cannot explain the incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in the Prius....

Q&A: How Obama’s Medicare tax plan works

msnbc Monday, March 15, 2010 3:00:00 PM CET | info

President Barack Obama, to help pay for his health care overhaul package, is proposing that high-income Americans pay Medicare taxes on the money they make on their investments. Here are some basic questions and answers about this little-discussed provision that could affect millions of people....

Interior Ministry Order Delays Bulgaria SAPARD Fraud Trial

novinite Monday, March 15, 2010 2:33:00 PM CET | info

Sofia City Court has again postponed proceedings in the trial of Mario Nikolov and Lyudmil Stoykov, charged with document fraud and misuse of SAPARD funds. The new postponement was decreed on Monday, after one of the jurors was revealed to have been sent on a working trip by the Interior Ministry until March 19....

GST flip-flop has got Pakatan all riled up

malaysiakini Monday, March 15, 2010 1:56:00 PM CET | info

The recent reversals of economic policies has got the opposition questioning the government's competency especially in economic affairs....

Jinpan International Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 1:47:00 PM CET | info

CARLSTADT, N.J., March 15 -- Jinpan International Ltd (Nasdaq: JST), a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of cast resin transformers for high voltage distribution equipment, today announced consoli......

More than 5.8 million cigarettes seized

nst Monday, March 15, 2010 1:47:00 PM CET | info

2010/03/15 PADANG BESAR: 5,897,800 sticks of cigarettes including ''kretek'' cigarettes stored in unoccupied premises in Butterworth were seized by the Perlis Customs Department on March 11. Perlis Customs director, Mohd Isa Endot, said based on a tip-off, the place was raided at 6.10pm....

Hawaii rail project may not create as many jobs as city predicts

HonululuAdvetrtiser Monday, March 15, 2010 1:29:00 PM CET | info

Thousands of people will get jobs working on Honolulu's planned $5.3 billion rail project if construction proceeds as planned. However, how many jobs will be created by the state's largest public works project and when they'll be created remain guesswork....

Tax rises hit Greece, EU meets on crisis

smh Monday, March 15, 2010 1:19:00 PM CET | info

A wave of new tax hikes has hit Greece, raising the cost of consumer goods, as European Union ministers gathered to discuss the country's debt crisis....