Fair to the taxpayer? MPs dodged cuts to their lavish super scheme

Beware the pension tax-free lump sum mistake that leaves millions unable to cover essential costs: RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

Beware the pension tax-free lump sum mistake that leaves millions unable to cover essential costs: RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

Anthony Albanese always manages to ‘find a new way to screw’ Australians financially

On tonight’s episode of Paul Murray Live, Sky News host Paul Murray discusses Labor’s fuel excise tax cuts, broken promises and more. Mr Murray said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s extension of fuel excise cuts is treated like a “gift” to the Australian people. “Remember it’s our own money, but anyway. “They find a new way to screw you, as I often say with this government, they will take with one hand and give back with two fingers on the other.”

Inside Economics: The Opportunity Party’s tax reset won’t fly, so what would they really bring to a coalition?

Inside Economics: The Opportunity Party’s tax reset won’t fly, so what would they really bring to a coalition?

4 Midsummer Tax Moves That Could Pay Off Big Before Year's End

Put these on your July to-do list ASAP.

Breaking: Tax Shelters [Ironic]

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Burnham wants to bring Britain hope. First, he needs to cut energy bills.

The Makerfield MP and likely next prime minister will inherit high energy costs, a drag on both economic growth and Labour’s political support.

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Boardroom Talk: A R57bn handshake - How Chery cashed in on two subsidies

Boardroom Talk: A R57bn handshake - How Chery cashed in on two subsidies

LARRY KUDLOW: It’s time to cut the capital gains tax

It will add growth to the GOP message ahead of the midterms

Gavin Newsom Just Took This Stupid Billionaire Tax Idea to a Whole New Level

Gavin Newsom Just Took This Stupid Billionaire Tax Idea to a Whole New Level

One Year of Helping Taxpayers: Working Families Tax Cuts

By David Timmons.

New Analysis Shows Hiking CGT to Income Tax Levels Will Actually Cost Treasury Billions

New analysis shows that raising Capital Gains Tax to Income Tax levels, the tax idea unifying the ‘soft left’, would lose billions. Something something Laffer Curve CGT is currently either 18 or 24. Following numerous leftist think tanks’ repeated pleas Wes Streeting proposed raising it in line with Income Tax levels. Convicted fraudster Louise Haigh

Taxation for influencers, gig workers simplified

Taxation for influencers, gig workers simplified

Penurunan harga diesel bukti kerajaan cekap bantu rakyat

KOTA KINABALU: Penurunan harga diesel bersubsidi kepada RM2.10 seliter bermula Julai ini merupakan bukti pentadbiran kerajaan Persekutuan cekap dalam melaksanakan reformasi ekonomi yang memberi manfaat secara langsung kepada rakyat. Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Sabah dan Sarawak), Datuk Mustapha Sakmud berkata, langkah penyasaran subsidi menerusi penggunaan MyKad berjaya memastikan bantuan kerajaan disalurkan kepada golongan yang ... Read more The post Penurunan harga diesel bukti kerajaan cekap bantu rakyat appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

PARLIAMENT | RM64m disbursed under progressive wage policy; fuel subsidy bill to hit RM40b

What's going on in Parliament today.

Smoke-and-mirrors budgeting is everywhere

Republicans love smoke-and-mirrors budgeting. They're laying off thousands of workers chaotically even though salary costs are a tiny fraction of the federal budget. Elon Musk is pretending to save far more money than he really is. Now Senate Republicans are trying to hide the cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts using a new wheeze ...continue reading Smoke-and-mirrors budgeting is everywhere

‘The Tories left it in a worse state than they found it’: Who’s responsible for the state of the UK?

Readers discuss who got the UK into a mess, the Royal Navy's spending plan and if left-wing politics is fairness

PA Gov Shapiro signs $50.8B state budget amid praise, barbs

Bridging a deficit in part by delaying some payments and reclaiming money from what they called the “couch cushions” of state government, lawmakers on Sunday approved a 50.8 billion budget for 2026-27 that immediately got the signature of Gov. Josh Shapiro. The final product came together after lengthy and secretive negotiations among top Democrats and []...Click to read more

It Failed in France. It Would Be a Disaster in California.

To many, the 5 percent wealth tax on California’s ballot this year may sound like a harmless way to raise money, a proposal only billionaires would dislike. Yet leaders from across the political spectrum oppose the plan, including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, the California Teachers Association and Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. The critics []

Market Talk: UK public finances 'look good' ahead of new PM

The UK's fiscal watchdog says expected prime minister Andy Burnham must find billions of pounds in spending cuts to put public finances on a sustainable path. ING economist James Smith told Reuters the UK is the only G7 country to have reduced its budget deficit this year. #News #Business #Markets #UK #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Breaking: Fubara presents N1.85trn 2026 budget

According to Governor Fubara, the proposed budget projects a total revenue of N1.854 trillion, representing a 24.49 per cent increase over the 2025 adjusted budget. The post Breaking: Fubara presents N1.85trn 2026 budget appeared first on Vanguard News.

King Charles first monarch to reveal personal tax bill: Why now, what it means

How much royal funding comes from the public purse versus income monarchy generated

Albanese government urged to go further on tax reform

With federal parliament breaking for the winter, all eyes are on the NSW Labor conference and demands for even more tax reform. Meanwhile, Labor MPs in Victoria are joining calls for a Big Build royal commission. The post Albanese government urged to go further on tax reform appeared first on Crikey.

The U.K. Monarchy Is Getting a Big Funding Bump. Here’s How They’re Spending It.

Taxpayer funding for key royal activities is set to nearly double from 2024 levels, and not everyone is happy.

Senators Tried to Unravel Historic Student Loan Reform

Last summer, Congress passed the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTCA), which was a massive budget reconciliation package that combined permanent tax relief with much-needed changes to the federal student loan program. The higher education reforms passed in the WFTCA represent one of the most significant overhauls of federal student lending. These reforms helped to...

General : Reduction In Diesel Price To Bring Direct Benefits To The People - Mustapha

KOTA KINABALU, June 22 (Bernama) -- The reduction in the subsidised diesel price to RM2.10 per litre from July proves that the economic reforms and targeted subsidy measures implemented by the MADANI Government are beginning to deliver direct benefits to the people.

Thames Water creditors willing to bid for utility even if it is nationalised

Future of indebted group is potentially expensive issue for the UK’s presumptive next prime minister

STRF: Senior Preferred, Double Digit Tax Deferred Yield, High Asset Coverage

STRF: Senior Preferred, Double Digit Tax Deferred Yield, High Asset Coverage

IRS did better than expected in tax season after slashing staff, except on the phone, watchdog says

The IRS did better than expected getting refunds out to taxpayers during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce.

EU tax reform promises €8bn in savings, but shell companies untouched

The most impactful change is the abolition of taxes charged on cross-border payments of dividends, interest and royalties between companies. This alone accounts for around 5.3bn of the projected savings.

Sky News Slammed for Welfare Cuts 'Nonsense'

The UK’s welfare bill is lower than it was 15 years ago as a proportion of national income. But mainstream media keep pushing the idea that it needs to be slashed so we can spend more on “defence”. When economist Jonathan Portes was asked on Sky News where the welfare bill could be cut – he called out the broadcaster for asking a "nonsense" question. The idea that welfare spending is out of control “is just wrong," he said.

Radical Hospitality? Poetica Coffee Owner FAFO: $400K Tax Deadbeat, 9/11 Truther, and Dan Goldman Taunter

Radical Hospitality? Poetica Coffee Owner FAFO: $400K Tax Deadbeat, 9/11 Truther, and Dan Goldman Taunter

Ask the Tax Editor, July 10: Late Refunds and Calling the IRS

Ask the Tax Editor, July 10: Late Refunds and Calling the IRS