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France's Richest Already Pay Proportionally More Tax, Peyrelevade Argues
A French parliamentary inquiry has forced the tax authority to publish long-held top-income data, reviving a dispute ove...
India's $20-Trillion-by-2036 Plan: Five Engines, 20 Reforms and a Rupee Bet
The Equirus policy report says India must let services climb from $2 trillion to more than $11 trillion, release trapped...
Germany's 2026 Tax Bill Hikes Interest Rates, Expands R&D Credit, and Forces Digital Tax Delivery
The German cabinet approved the Annual Tax Act 2026, introducing higher tax interest, a €25 million R&D credit cap, defa...
Egypt’s FRA, EGX, and Tax Authority Launch Joint Committee to Resolve Capital Market Tax Ambiguity
A new coordination committee between Egypt’s financial regulators and the tax authority has begun work to clarify tax tr...
China's New 20% Tax on Offshore Trusts Sends Wealthy Scrambling to Sell Assets
Wealthy Chinese are rushing to assess and pay a new 20% tax on offshore trusts, with many planning to liquidate stocks a...
Fuel price shock: €67 in Malta, €123 in Denmark — Europe’s pump price divide
A 50‑litre fill‑up can cost from €60.50 to €122.90 depending on the country, driven by wildly different tax policies. Ou...
Russia's Record Cash Demand: Digital Fears and Tax Shifts Fuel a 643 Billion Ruble July Surge
Cash in Russian circulation jumped by a record 643.4 billion rubles in July, pushing the liquidity deficit to a three-ye...
France’s Tax Tightrope: Navigating the New Rules for Living Off Your Savings
From the PFU flat tax to the CDHR levy and rising social charges, France’s tax framework for investment income is shifti...
India's Union Budget 2026: Key Takeaways for Economy and Citizens
The 2026 Union Budget prioritises manufacturing, MSMEs and infrastructure, sets a fiscal deficit target of 4.6% of GDP, ...
Poland Plans 4pp CIT Hike on Family Foundations and a 3-Year Asset Lock-up
The Polish finance ministry is taking another run at tightening tax rules for family foundations, proposing to raise the...
Colombia’s wealth tax has raised COP 49 trillion over 20 years – but its economic role is smaller than it seems
Revenue from the wealth and equity tax reached COP 49 trillion between 2006 and 2025. In the first half of 2026, COP 776...
France's Pension Burden Hits 14% of GDP as Deficit Path Points to Retiree Tax Reckoning
With retirement spending topping €422 billion and a deficit projected to hit 2.4% of GDP by 2070, an official report arg...