Dzień: 6 października, 2014

Amid International Pressure, Ireland Standing Firm on „Sovereign Right”

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a plan last Tuesday that will „change the rules of the game” to prevent corporations from shifting profits between different countries. At the same time, Washington has said it plans to crackdown on firms relocating to lower tax jurisdictions. 

Cameron offers ?7bn tax cuts

Cameron offers £7bn tax cuts and warns vote for Ukip would let Labour in The election starts here, as Cameron warns ‘you could go to bed on 7 May with Nigel Farage and wake up with Ed Miliband’

Next big threat to markets: Higher corporate taxes

The winding up of quantitative easing. A return to normal levels of interest rates. The slowdown in corporate profits. A geopolitical crisis in the Ukraine or the Middle East. There is no shortage of challenges to the markets right now. But the biggest long-term threat may be one that hardly anyone is focusing on. Tougher corporate taxes.

Taoiseach defends Ireland?s corporate tax rate

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has defended Ireland’s corporate tax rate of 12.5 per cent, dismissing suggestions that the ‘Double Irish’ was some Irish government creation designed to attract multinational companies to Ireland.

Austria targets 5 bln euros in tax relief to boost growth

(Reuters) – Austria aims to put together a tax relief package worth at least 5 billion euros ($6.3 billion) next year, which could promote growth in a sluggish economy without boosting deficits and debt, officials said on Saturday.

Belarus sends suggestions to Russia to address tax issues

MINSK, 2 October (BelTA) – Belarus has submitted suggestions to Russia to resolve the issues over Russia’s tax maneuver, Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich told President Alexander Lukashenko on 2 October, BelTA has learned.

Energetyczna żelazna kurtyna

Odcięta od rosyjskiego gazu Ukraina sprowadza surowiec z Norwegii, Polska jest zainteresowana dostawami LNG z USA, a Grupa Azoty Puławy buduje instalacje, które zmniejszą jej uzależnienie od niestabilnych dostaw błękitnego paliwa. Europa nie ma zamiaru czekać, aż Rosja straci resztki energetycznej wiarygodności.

Wolty Palikota

Pamiętacie Janusza Palikota z początków jego politycznej kariery? Przedsiębiorca z dużym sukcesem finansowym, wyraźnie liberalne poglądy na gospodarkę, do tego showman co w budowie rozpoznawalności i pozycji było niezbędne – pisze na blogu Jerzy Wysocki