mandatory financial charge or other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization to collectively fund government spending, public expenditures, or
United Airlines CEO: 'We should have a national wealth tax': United CEO Scotty Kirby says wealth inequality is 'a danger to our society.'
finance.yahoo.com/economy/article/united-airlines-ceo-we-should-have-a-national-wealth-tax-092341353.html
Nobody wants to pay more tax, except me: Our tax system is designed to favour the old over the young. The young pay income tax but, for the most part ...
smh.com.au/business/the-economy/nobody-wants-to-pay-more-tax-except-me-20261021-p6170l.html
Up to 14 euros per pack: Smokers will soon have to pay significantly more: Tobacco tax will increase from 2027. A pack of 20 cigarettes could cost almost 12 ...
chiemgau24.de/deutschland/tabaksteuer-zigaretten-werden-teurer-bis-zu-14-euro-pro-schachtel-94550150.html
FACT CHECK: How true is the claim by Nigerian lawmaker that tax laws would require citizens to pay 25% of earnings?
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Key FactsStudy Links High Personal Taxes to Canada’s Competitiveness
19 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nationalpost.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nationalpost.com
- The United States ranked 17th, two places behind Canada, and eighth for corporate competitiveness.
- A KPMG survey found 71 per cent of Canadian business leaders expected the upcoming budget to help businesses.
- Sixty-two per cent identified the Canada-U.S. trade conflict as the top priority, followed by attracting foreign investment at 44 per cent.
- A spokesperson for François-Philippe Champagne said the government aims to reduce risks in Canada’s tax regime and encourage investment.
Canadian workers and businesses are fighting to survive tariffs and our governments are making it harder by imposing less competitive business and income taxes than the Americans.— Franco Terrazzano, the federation’s federal director, in a release
Update on the packaging tax - | what a hot-button issue that has been in recent months! Today, we therefore addressed it again in the municipal council and ... Show more
13th AHV pension: This is how much the VAT increase will cost you
bluewin.ch/de/news/politik/rechne-nach-so-viel-zahlst-du-bei-einem-ja-zur-mehrwertsteuer-fuer-die-ahv-li.3640395
House Democrats reject Healey’s plan to suspend state gas tax: Massachusetts House leaders rejected Governor Maura Healey’s plan to temporarily suspend the ...
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/20/metro/house-democrats-reject-healey-gas-tax-suspension/
OpinionBusiness owners like Hendricks and Uihleins create jobs | Opinion: The voices that demand we “tax the rich” treat every successful entrepreneur as a potential ...
jsonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/10/20/wisconsin-billionaires-governors-race-election/92331386007/
Donating to charity? Your generosity could pay off at tax time this year: Starting with the 2026 tax year, taxpayers who take the standard deduction can also ...
chicagotribune.com/2026/10/19/charitable-donations-taxes/
Hundreds of thousands of potentially eligible Texas homeowners aren’t claiming their property tax savings
texastribune.org/2026/10/20/texas-homeowners-homestead-exemption-property-tax-cuts/
Cigarette prices: Finance Ministry makes a mistake in the tobacco tax law
zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2026-10/zigarettenpreise-steuer-erhoehung-bundesgesetzblatt-bundesfinanzministerium
Gov. Pritzker tax returns show $8.5 million income for 2025, no blackjack windfall; trust records still secret
chicagotribune.com/2026/10/15/gov-pritzker-tax-returns/
Revenue to get powers to collect 7% tax from owners of derelict properties: Local authorities must now hand Revenue a register of derelict buildings in their ...
irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41926082.html
A new poll shows 58% of Brits are strongly opposed to extending the TV licence fee to streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney Plus ... Show more
Key FactsRamaphosa Warns of Possible US Trade-Benefit Loss
11 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: iol.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: iol.co.za
- Ramaphosa said South Africa should prepare for possible removal from AGOA, Washington’s duty-free trade programme for Africa.
- The US Congress has extended AGOA through the end of 2028, but President Donald Trump’s signature remains pending.
- Any exclusion requires 60 days’ notice; to take effect January 1, it must be announced by November 2.
- According to Naamsa, 86,000 jobs at car manufacturers were directly tied to the agreement in 2025, rising to 125,000 including subcontractors.
"I need as president to prepare us if it ever happens. So we should not go out and jump off tall buildings and think that this is the end of the world," he said, conceding that the impacts would be "devastating".— Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking during a briefing in response to a question from an AFP journalist
The dark forces driving discontent across the developed world: The unwritten agreement between workers and the democratic state is fraying ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/rising-political-cost-of-growing-inequality/107284494
Trump's policies raised costs for all but the top 1%, report says: Trump ran on tax cuts. But his economic policies have driven up taxes and costs for all but ...
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/2026/10/18/trump-policies-economic-impact-inflation-tariffs-taxes/92284358007/
New Elbow Beach Hotel planned with 15-year tax breaks: The new Elbow Beach Hotel is to be re-sited away from the old location, farther west along the 44-acre ...
royalgazette.com/local-business/business/article/20261019/new-elbow-beach-hotel-planned-with-15-year-tax-breaks/
OpinionGavin Nugent: Why are environmentalists still pushing the politically toxic carbon tax?
irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41924980.html
China Urged to Raise Sin Taxes to Curb Chronic Disease: China Urged to Raise Sin Taxes to Curb Chronic Disease - Experts say China’s aging population ...
caixinglobal.com/2026-10-19/china-urged-to-raise-sin-taxes-to-curb-chronic-disease-102494772.html
Labor may hope tax cuts soothe angry voters. They’ll help, but won’t be enough: Tax cuts at budget time would have been inflationary and convinced voters Labor ...
smh.com.au/politics/federal/labor-may-hope-tax-cuts-soothe-angry-voters-they-ll-help-but-won-t-be-enough-20261019-p616gl.html
An FIU doctor explains why dirty water is bad for our health and why local tax dollars mater.
READ MORE: Vote ‘no’ on Florida’s Amendment 3. Our property taxes pay for clean water | Opinion
Opinion: Democrats who oppose Amendment 1 want to raise income taxes: Ten years ago, Iowa had highest corporate income tax rate in the country at 12% ...
thegazette.com/opinion/opinion-democrats-who-oppose-amendment-1-want-to-raise-income-taxes/article_5fa90b4b-f3f6-4318-b0ae-4f1a7925a977.html
Boomers are buying into the promise of monthly income from options ETFs, but there's a tax catch
cnbc.com/2026/10/18/retirement-income-funds-taxes.html
businesstech.co.za Oct 18
A South African woman turned her social grant money into a business that pays her R18,000 a month tax-free
businesstech.co.za/news/business/879023/a-south-african-woman-turned-her-social-grant-money-into-a-business-that-pays-her-r18000-a-month-tax-free/
Roth conversions: When the ‘juice isn't really worth the squeeze,’ according to a top-ranked advisor
cnbc.com/2026/10/18/roth-conversion-2026.html
Trump ran on tax cuts. But his economic policies have driven up taxes and costs for all but the wealthiest 1% of Americans, a think tank reports ... Show more
Trump's policies raised costs for all but the top 1%, report says
Trump's policies raised costs for all but the top 1%, report says
Fresh call for sugar tax to combat children's deteriorating oral health: Fresh call for sugar tax to combat children's deteriorating oral health
odt.co.nz/news/national/fresh-call-for-sugar-tax-to-combat-childrens-deteriorating-oral-health-i05bzd4m
Newsday Oct 17
Hochul signs bill increasing tax credits for volunteer firefighters: The governor, who was on Long Island Saturday, also presented the Hempstead Fire Department ...
newsday.com/long-island/politics/tax-credit-volunteer-firefighters-nf0xk2wv
Millions of people in Germany smoke, generating billions in revenue for the federal government through tobacco tax. And that figure is set to increase ... Show more
Key FactsBundestag Approves Higher Tobacco Tax Through 2030
4 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zdfheute.de
- The Bundestag approved the increase Thursday evening with CDU, CSU and SPD support; two Union lawmakers voted against it.
- The average price of a 20-cigarette pack could rise from €8.05 currently to €11.36 in 2030.
- Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil expects €1.5 billion in additional revenue in 2027 and €4.5 billion in 2030.
- Vaping taxes will also rise: one milliliter of liquid is to incur 38 cents from 2027, reaching 44 cents by 2030.
The main gain, even economically, lies in the fact that many costs of illnesses will be avoided in the long term.— Karl Lauterbach, SPD; statement on the health-policy rationale for raising the tobacco tax.
Tobacco tax rises: Smoking for the household - | 12 euros per pack of cigarettes: Smokers will have to pay significantly more for their drug in the future; the ...
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Düsseldorf: Sugar tax is expected to have positive effects on health - | Ddorf-Aktuell - | Düsseldorf Internet Newspaper
ddorf-aktuell.de/2026/10/17/duesseldorf-zuckersteuer-soll-positive-auswirkungen-auf-die-gesundheit-haben/
Key FactsSugar Tax From 2027: Long-Term Diabetes Impact Unclear
3 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ddorf-aktuell.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ddorf-aktuell.de
- The planned tax is 26 cents per litre for five to under eight grams, and 32 cents above eight grams.
- Lemonades, iced teas, energy drinks and sweetened fruit drinks would be covered; zero drinks and pure fruit and vegetable juices would be exempt.
- According to Prof. Dr. Michael Roden, regular consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks increases the risks of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
- International experience shows initial effects on sugar content, purchasing and health indicators, Roden says; long-term reductions in new diabetes cases remain unproven.
Early international experiences show positive effects on the sugar content of beverages, purchasing behavior, and certain health indicators. A long-term decline in new diabetes cases as a result of such a tax, however, has not yet been sufficiently demonstrated. Therefore it must be accompanied by professional evaluation and analysis.— Prof. Dr. Michael Roden, Director of the Clinic for Endocrinology and Diabetology at the University Hospital Düsseldorf and Scientific Director of the German Diabetes Center (DDZ), on the sugar tax.
Labour’s capital gains tax explained – what is it and who will pay?: Chris Hipkins says 90% of Kiwis won't pay it. National is strongly opposed - but what is ...
1news.co.nz/2026/10/18/labours-capital-gains-tax-explained-what-is-it-and-who-will-pay/
Editorial: Vote ‘no’ on Cook County millionaires tax referendum: What voters are led to believe would be strictly a tax hike on the rich also would be a tax on ...
chicagotribune.com/2026/10/17/editorial-vote-no-cook-county-millionaires-tax-referendum/
Do you think we should do away with the 2% grocery tax?
The grocery tax helps fund K-12 schools in the state.
Alabama lawmakers announce plan to eliminate ... Show more
Alabama lawmakers announce plan to eliminate grocery tax: ‘Food is a necessity, not a luxury’
Alabama lawmakers announce plan to eliminate grocery tax: ‘Food is a necessity, not a luxury’
What's changing for smokers: Tobacco tax will increase gradually from 2027 - | How expensive cigarettes, rolling tobacco and vapes will become
nwzonline.de/politik/tabaksteuer-steigt-ab-2027-wie-teuer-zigaretten-vapes-und-drehtabak-werden_a_4,3,2117160913.html
The Stranger Election Control Board 2026 General Election Endorsements: Don’t want to read? Skip to our Cheat Sheet! It’s that time of year again ...
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Pros and cons: Should heirs to businesses pay more taxes?: Anyone who inherits a business or parts of a company can benefit from extensive tax advantages in ...
pz-news.de/politik_artikel,-Pro-und-Contra-Sollten-Firmenerben-mehr-Steuern-zahlen-_arid,2373259.html
Smoking will become more expensive: This is how much a pack of cigarettes will cost in the future
stimme.de/wirtschaft/welt/rauchen-wird-teurer-schachtel-zigaretten-kosten-14-euro-tabaktseuer-steigt-milliarden-staat-art-5224224
OpinionHiltzik: The politics of wealth taxes: The billionaires' attack on California's wealth tax initiative shows why it's needed.
latimes.com/business/story/2026-10-16/the-billionaires-campaign-against-california-billionaire-tax-relies-on-conjecture-and-fear-mongering
Anyone who inherits a terraced house has to pay inheritance tax. Those who inherit a large company, on the other hand, are often exempt ... Show more
AI tax in Germany: Why experts warn against a new levy
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/mehr-wirtschaft/ki-steuer-in-deutschland-warum-experten-vor-einer-neuen-abgabe-warnen-201313625.html
Soda is getting more expensive too, but the sugar tax is a good idea: The sugar tax is coming. It is intended to reduce sugar consumption and relieve the burden ...
schwaebische.de/politik/auch-noch-die-limo-wird-teurer-aber-die-zuckersteuer-ist-eine-gute-idee-4936353
Expensive cigarettes: Bundestag approves higher tobacco taxes: Millions of people smoke in Germany, which brings the federal government billions in tobacco tax ...
pz-news.de/wirtschaft/wirtschaft-weltweit_artikel,-Teure-Zigaretten-Bundestag-billigt-hoehere-Tabaksteuern-_arid,2373147.html
Vote ‘no’ on Florida’s Amendment 3. Our property taxes pay for clean water | Opinion
READ MORE: Vote ‘no’ on Florida’s Amendment 3. Our property taxes pay for clean water | Opinion
Schachtel Zigaretten kostet bald fast 12 Euro - Bundestag beschließt höhere Tabaksteuer
n-tv.de/politik/Schachtel-Zigaretten-kostet-bald-fast-12-Euro-Bundestag-beschliesst-hoehere-Tabaksteuer-id31423669.html
He followed a debunked conspiracy theory to claim a tax refund. So why did the CRA agree to a $40M payout?
cbc.ca/news/canada/sovereign-citizens-tax-refunds-9.7381911
Foodwatch: Sugar Tax Leads to Better Recipes: From the perspective of the organization Foodwatch, the sugar tax does not necessarily lead to higher prices for ...
zdfheute.de/politik/deutschland/zuckersteuer-getraenke-foodwatch-interview-100.html
Why is Switzerland voting again on the ‘marriage tax penalty’?: On November 29, the Swiss will vote for the second time this year on how to end the tax ...
swissinfo.ch/eng/votes/why-is-switzerland-voting-again-on-the-marriage-tax-penalty/92213939
'Call of Duty Tax' Blamed for Softer CoD Reception by Marketing Lead: Purchasing intent for MW4 down on last year's game
pushsquare.com/news/2026/10/call-of-duty-tax-blamed-for-softer-cod-reception-by-marketing-lead
JB Pritzker tax returns released: $8.5M income reported: Partial returns released before the Nov. 3 election show Gov. JB Pritzker paid $2 ...
chicagotribune.com/2026/10/15/gov-pritzker-tax-returns/
Sugar tax from 2027 will drive up beverage prices: Sugary drinks and nicotine are to be taxed more heavily. The federal government expects billions in additional ...
augsburger-allgemeine.de/wirtschaft/zuckersteuer-ab-2027-treibt-preise-fuer-getraenke-nach-oben-115494403
OpinionFrom 2028, everyone will pay a CO₂ price when refueling - | Working people will feel it twice over
diepresse.com/41330033/ab-2028-zahlt-jeder-beim-tanken-einen-co2-preis-menschen-die-arbeiten
Higher tax from 2027: Vapers in Germany will have to pay more in the future: The CDU/CSU and SPD are tightening their tax plans for e-cigarettes more than ...
n-tv.de/panorama/Deutschlands-Vaper-muessen-kuenftig-mehr-zahlen-id31419475.html
Centre's net direct tax collection rises 13.2% to ₹13.38 trn till Oct 14: Gross direct tax collections rose 14.9% to ₹16.03 trillion, while refunds increased 24 ...
business-standard.com/economy/news/centre-s-net-direct-tax-collection-rises-13-2-to-13-38-trn-till-oct-14-126101500831_1.html
Two weeks of fuel discount - | criticism of passing it on: DIW and Ifo conclude that the tax break is still not fully reaching consumers. The Federal Cartel ...
rosenheim24.de/wirtschaft/zwei-wochen-tankrabatt-kritik-an-weitergabe-zr-94542287.html
Smoking - | Cigarettes are likely to become much more expensive soon: Millions of people smoke in Germany, generating billions in revenue for the tax authorities ...
kurier.de/inhalt.rauchen-zigaretten-duerften-bald-viel-teurer-werden.af084946-334e-4fa8-8afa-6a962f6eae76.html
Cabinet paves the way for sugar tax: What this means for soda, cola, and other sugary drinks
donaukurier.de/nachrichten/politik/kabinett-macht-weg-frei-fuer-zuckersteuer-was-das-fuer-limo-cola-und-co-bedeutet-22205102
Key FactsCabinet advances sugar tax planned for July 2027
6 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
- The levy is intended to cover cola, soft drinks, iced teas, energy drinks and fruit nectars with added sugar.
- If fully passed on, a 1.5-liter cola containing 10.6 grams of sugar per 100 milliliters could cost about 57 cents more.
- The federal government expects €690 million in additional revenue in 2027 and €925 million in 2028 to stabilize statutory health-insurance contributions.
- The legislative process is not complete; the Bundestag still has to decide whether the tax will be introduced.
Is an extra hour of work a week really worth it? Does a fuel discount go to waste? Will we soon have to pay more taxes instead of less? Economic policy affects ... Show more
No LTCG tax on equity? 2–3 year holding rule could change how investors are taxed
financialexpress.com/money/no-ltcg-tax-on-equity-23-year-holding-rule-could-change-how-investors-are-taxed-4362339/
"This tax is ultimately just meant to plug a budget hole" Plastiksteuer: „Diese Steuer ist letztendlich auch nur dazu gedacht, ein Haushaltsloch zu stopfen“ - Video - WELT