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Klingbeil Proposes Scrapping €1,080 Tax-Free Staff Discounts, Angering Coalition
A draft tax-reform bill would end the annual tax-free allowance for employee discounts, saving Germany €240 million a ye...
France's IGF and Igas Propose €4.2bn in Family Policy Cuts
A government spending review published in July proposes changes to housing aid, family allowances and tax breaks that co...
Chile, Latin America's Top-Rated Sovereign, Faces Fresh Downgrade Risk Over Tax Cuts
Fitch warns Chile's recent tax cuts may not deliver the growth needed to offset lost revenue, leaving the 2027 budget as...
Ifo Chief Proposes Scrapping Reduced VAT on Staples, Compensating Low Earners with Cash Credits
Clemens Fuest wants Germany to replace the 7% reduced VAT on food and other goods with the full 19% rate, paired with an...
Lula Government Weighs Scrapping CNPJ and Invoice Rules for Nanoentrepreneurs
The Brazilian administration is reconsidering a decree that forced nanoentrepreneurs—informal workers earning up to R$40...
French Economists Propose Broader Income Tax Base and Flat Withholding Rate to Fix Public Finances
Guillaume Allègre and Xavier Timbeau argue France must tax currently exempt revenues to fund growing climate and demogra...
Colombia's 2027 Budget Slashes Roads and Education, Faces COP 30 Trillion Financing Hole
The Petro government's COP 575.6 trillion spending plan for 2027 cuts infrastructure and education sharply yet still has...
Colombia's Tax Break Cost Hits 8.9% of GDP as New Finance Chief Plans to Kill Reform
Colombia's tax expenditures—exemptions, deductions and special rates—have ballooned to an OECD-warned 8.9% of GDP. The i...
Chile Tax Reform Could Lift M&A Valuations by 5%, Experts Warn
A planned cut in corporate tax from 27% to 23% would increase after-tax cash flows and potentially lower the cost of cap...
Colombia's Tax Reform Plans to Raise Fuel VAT to 19% by 2028
A new government bill would gradually lift VAT on gasoline and diesel from 5% to 19%, boosting public revenue while pote...
Egypt Extends Tax Dispute Law, Offers Bookkeeping Relief for Small Firms to Tame Shadow Economy
The Egyptian Tax Authority is extending a dispute settlement mechanism, introducing simplified accounting for companies ...