Taxes

Flat taxes – a great way to help the poorest pay for the richest | Richard Murphy

25 May 2012

Simplifying the tax system sounds attractive, but there's nothing to applaud about the TaxPayers' Alliance's callous proposals The TaxPayers' Alliance and Institute of Directors have issued a new report , The Single Income Tax – Final Report of the 2020 Tax Commission. It's a massive document – totalling some 417 pages – but what it says can be simply summarised. It says the UK should have a ...

Unpaid taxes rise to $15.5M in county

24 May 2012

SPRINGFIELD — Property tax delinquencies in Clark County have increased from more than $14.7 million in 2010 to more than $15.5 million last year.The amount of delinquent property taxes has continued to increase for the past few years due in part to the sluggish economy, Clark County Treasurer Stephen T. Metzger said.

New Zealand Budgets for ‘Smoke-Free Aotearoa’ With Taxes

24 May 2012

New Zealand, which aims to be a smoke-free nation by 2025, will increase cigarette taxes by 10 percent in each of the next four years in a bid to reduce tobacco consumption, the Pacific nation’s finance minister said.