tax
Dubai just dropped a 30% tax on alcohol
Environment
March 15, 2023
Dubai just dropped a 30% tax on alcohol
London/Abu Dhabi CNN — Dubai has scrapped a 30% tax on alcohol and will no longer charge tourists or expats…
EU agrees to tax windfall oil and gas profits amid ‘insane race’ to tame energy crisis
World
October 1, 2022
EU agrees to tax windfall oil and gas profits amid ‘insane race’ to tame energy crisis
London CNN Business — EU governments agreed Friday to tax the windfall profits of oil and gas companies and to…
Royal Dutch Shell shareholders back plan to shift to London
World
December 10, 2021
Royal Dutch Shell shareholders back plan to shift to London
ROTTERDAM/LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSa.L) shareholders voted overwhelmingly on Friday in favour of a plan to end…
G7 nations strike deal to tax big companies and squeeze havens
World
June 5, 2021
G7 nations strike deal to tax big companies and squeeze havens
The United States, Britain and other leading nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to pursue higher global taxation on…
Egypt’s Tax Authority head caught receiving bribes
Egypt
January 4, 2020
Egypt’s Tax Authority head caught receiving bribes
The Egyptian Administrative Control Authority on Friday arrested Abdel-Azim Hussein Abdel-Azim, head of the Egyptian Tax Authority, after he was…
France vows retaliation after US threatens sanctions on key goods
World
December 3, 2019
France vows retaliation after US threatens sanctions on key goods
France Tuesday warned the United States of strong EU retaliation if it imposed tariffs on key French products ranging from…
Egyptian contractor Mohamed Ali referred to urgent criminal trial
Egypt
December 1, 2019
Egyptian contractor Mohamed Ali referred to urgent criminal trial
Egypt’s Tax Evasion Prosecution has referred Egyptian contractor Mohamed Ali, known for his of towards President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime,…
Egypt expects IMF loan final tranche in July – deputy finance minister
Economy
May 8, 2019
Egypt expects IMF loan final tranche in July – deputy finance minister
CAIRO, May 7 (Reuters) – Egypt expects, in principle, to receive the final tranche of about $2 billion of its…
French MPs approve digital tax, defying US ire
World
April 9, 2019
French MPs approve digital tax, defying US ire
French lawmakers on Monday approved a new tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple that has angered the…
EU fines Google for anti-trust breach
Technology
March 20, 2019
EU fines Google for anti-trust breach
The EU’s powerful anti-trust regulator slapped tech giant Google with a new fine on Wednesday over unfair competition, in Europe’s…