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French Say “Non” to Picnic Tax

20 September 2008

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French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has announced that the country will not tax sporks and other plastic utensils after all.
The French government has conceded that now is perhaps not the best time to introduce the products now because many French are already worried about their declining purchasing power. Indeed, those [...]

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Put the Spork Away: France Imposes “Picnic Tax”

16 September 2008

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Do you remember “sporks”? Those plastic spoon-meets-fork utensils that you can get at fast food restaurants?
I remember seeing my first spork at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. I ordered the cole slaw (I have cole slaw issues, am slightly addicted) and got a plastic sealed package of salt, pepper, napkin [...]

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French TV Says “Non” to Subsidy Plan

29 June 2008

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President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has introduced a proposal to ban advertising from state-owned television channels.
In the US, there are usually limitations on advertising on public television. Most public television in the US is financed through a mix of corporate and government [...]

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What? Tax Changes Benefit the Wealthy?

25 March 2008

Over the past ten years, the tax burden on wages has eased in most of the world’s industrial countries, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Those changes have benefited the lower and middle class, for the most part.
Only, there some exceptions. The OECD pointed fingers at a small group [...]

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Liechtenstein Inquiry Grows

27 February 2008

The crackdown on tax evaders who depend on Liechtenstein in order to shield income has escalated.
Nine countries from the Organization for Economic and Co-operation Development (OECD), Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Sweden, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, have reportedly received and are examining information on Liechtenstein accounts from two banks. The Bundesnachrichtendienst [...]

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Au Revoir, Les Taxes!

16 December 2006

Sooo…  Elizabeth Taylor reportedly tried to do it.  Ditto Madonna and, if you believe the rumours, the rock group U2.  Yeah, you know what I’m talking about:  moving to avoid taxes.
It’s not just the US with complaints about taxation.  Many countries in the EU routinely complain about their high rates of taxation, among the highest [...]

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