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https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/09/wasted-money-sunken-assets-subsidies-and-financing-for-fossil-fuels/
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Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India's 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring...
Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India's 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring...
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https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/eu/wealth-tax-impact/
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Many developed countries have repealed their net wealth taxes in recent years. Among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, only four currently impose one: Colombia, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland.
Countries have repealed their wealth taxes for a...
Many developed countries have repealed their net wealth taxes in recent years. Among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, only four currently impose one: Colombia, Norway, Spain, and Switzerland.
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Countries are collaborating to accelerate discoveries in science and technology, igniting a geopolitical race to superiority.
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https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2024/07/12/the-tax-take-needs-to-increase-to-fund-badly-needed-infrastructure/
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Irishtimes
With Ireland's population and economy growing rapidly, we need continual investment in infrastructure. Much of this crucial investment, such as in transport, water and energy, mainly falls to the State.The State may provide the infrastructure directly, or via commercial or non-commercial State...
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/steel/piyush-goyal-suggests-talks-on-carbon-tax-issue-with-top-steel-industry-leaders/articleshow/113086918.cms
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Economictimes
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday suggested discussions on border adjustment tax with top steel industry leaders to promote sustainable manufacturing in the sector. He also asked the industry to target 500 million tonnes of steel production in the next 10 years. At present,...
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/india-raises-windfall-tax-on-petroleum-crude/articleshow/111411867.cms
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Economictimes
The Indian government has raised the windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 6,000 per metric ton from Rs 3,250, with effect from July 2, according to a notification issued on Monday. The tax is reviewed every fortnight. Starting in July 2022, India began taxing crude oil production and the export...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/business/uber-netherlands-fine-driver-data.html
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Uber faces a fine of 290 million euros, or more than $324 million, over a violation of European Union rules that protect data privacy, a Dutch agency said Monday.The agency, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, found that Uber, which has its European headquarters in Amsterdam, transferred...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/deloitte/2024/08/14/navigating-the-future-insights-on-global-tax-policy-and-digitalization/
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Forbes
The pace and scope of tax policy change can be a challenge to the best of us. Deloitte's newly published report — The Future in Focus - gives timely insights into how tax and finance leaders globally are responding, and where they need to focus next. Drawing on the Global Tax Policy Survey of...
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https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/08/40453651/elon-musk-in-a-trump-cabinet-ex-president-calls-tesla-ceo-a-very-smart-guy-hints-at-scrapping-7-
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Benzinga
Former U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at the potential discontinuation of the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicle purchases if he is re-elected. Trump also expressed openness to appointing Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc. TSLA, to a cabinet or advisory role.
What Happened: Trump, the...
What Happened: Trump, the...
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The European Union has launched the Global Gateway initiative, a mixture of developmental projects and political influence expansion.
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https://theconversation.com/if-australia-wants-to-fast-track-100-renewables-it-must-learn-from-europes-risky-path-237974
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Theconversation
Even after decades encouraging the growth of renewables, we're still too reliant on coal and gas power stations. The problem isn't in our ability to generate clean power. It's what happens after that. Major roadblocks include the need for 10,000 kilometres of new transmission lines to connect rural renewable farms with city consumers.
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https://www.cnn.com/travel/jewish-americans-german-citizenship/index.html
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Scott Mayerowitz grew up in New Jersey in a household with resentment toward Germany, his family's motherland.
He has ancestors who were killed in the Holocaust, and his Jewish grandparents were forced to flee their homes there in the 1930s because of the Nazis.
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Scott Mayerowitz grew up in New Jersey in a household with resentment toward Germany, his family's motherland.
He has ancestors who were killed in the Holocaust, and his Jewish grandparents were forced to flee their homes there in the 1930s because of the Nazis.
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https://www.ibtimes.com/europes-fight-big-tech-over-tax-data-disinformation-3742686
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Ibtimes
The European Union scored two major legal victories on Tuesday in separate cases that left Apple and Google owing billions of euros.Brussels has been fighting giant tech firms for years on issues from data privacy to disinformation.Tuesday's victory over Apple is a huge reversal of fortune for...
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https://www.ibtimes.com/france-says-needs-25-bn-euros-budget-cuts-keep-deficit-promise-3736617
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Ibtimes
The French government, under EU pressure for overspending, said Thursday it needed a total of 25 billion euros in budgetary cuts this year to keep its promise of getting deficits back under control.President Emmanuel Macron's government, which lost its parliamentary majority in Sunday's snap...
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https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/06/356_376794.html
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Koreatimes
Opposition parties call plan 'politically motivated' President Yoon Suk Yeol is pursuing real estate and inheritance tax reforms in an effort to address challenges amid low approval ratings, even though the plan will likely face setbacks in the opposition-controlled National Assembly. According to the presidential office, it is currently considering new reforms to Korea's real estate and inheritance tax system.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/26/business/denmark-cows-carbon-tax/index.html
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Dairy farmers in Denmark face having to pay an annual tax of 672 krone ($96) per cow for the planet-heating emissions they generate.
The country's coalition government agreed this week to introduce the world's first carbon emissions tax on agriculture. It will mean new...
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Dairy farmers in Denmark face having to pay an annual tax of 672 krone ($96) per cow for the planet-heating emissions they generate.
The country's coalition government agreed this week to introduce the world's first carbon emissions tax on agriculture. It will mean new...
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https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/08/21/carney-on-kudlow-kamala-harris-plan-would-chase-jobs-out-of-america/
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Breitbart
Breitbart News economics editor John Carney said Wednesday on Fox Business Network's "Kudlow" that Vice President Kamala Harris' economic policies will drive jobs out of the United States. Host Larry Kudlow said, "We forget that U.companies during the Obama administration often move their headquarters to tax climes like Ireland to avoid the high U.tax rate.
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https://www.marxist.com/protests-against-rio-tinto-mine-rock-serbia.htm
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Marxist
Recently, Serbia has once again been shaken by mass protests that brought tens of thousands to the streets. This is round two of the fight against Rio Tinto, a notorious multinational mining company that is trying to start operations in the west of the country. This is also the sixth time in the last eight years that mass protests against the regime of Aleksandar Vučić have been organised in Serbia.
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https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/06/denmark-reaches-agreement-introducing-carbon-dioxide-tax-on-agriculture-from-2030/
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Jurist
The Denmark government reached a momentous agreement on Monday with the parties in the green tripartite to impose a tax on carbon dioxide emissions resulting from livestock. The parties included Agriculture & Food, Denmark's Nature Conservation Association, Food Federation NNF, Dansk Metal, Dansk Industry and KL.
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Bbc
Chinese car companies have called on Beijing to hit European Union rivals with import taxes of up to 25% if the trading bloc imposes tariffs on vehicles from China, the country's state media has reported.The demand was reportedly made at a closed-door meeting organised by China's Ministry of...
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Bbc
China's biggest electric car maker BYD has agreed a $1bn (£780m) deal to build a manufacturing plant in Turkey, as it continues to expand outside its home country.The new plant will be capable of making up to 150,000 vehicles a year, according to Turkish state news agency Anadolu.The facility is...
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https://www.worthynews.com/96416-hungary-fumes-over-eus-use-of-russian-assets-to-buy-weapons-for-ukraine
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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
BUDAPEST (Worthy News) - Hungary vowed Monday to launch legal procedures against the European Union after the bloc found a way to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to buy arms for Ukraine, despite Hungarian opposition.
With a...
BUDAPEST (Worthy News) - Hungary vowed Monday to launch legal procedures against the European Union after the bloc found a way to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to buy arms for Ukraine, despite Hungarian opposition.
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