The government’s Budget, presented today (eventually after the OBR leak), introduces a suite of tax and regulatory changes that will increase the financial pressure on households while offering little to...
Excise Hike on Cigarettes Risks Fueling Illicit Trade and Hurting Consumers New Delhi, INDIA – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) cautions that the government’s move to reintroduce excise duty on...
Ahead of Budget 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the Canada Revenue Agency will begin autofiling taxes for low-income Canadians. The rationale Carney gave for making the announcement is to ensure...
New Delhi, 4 December 2025 – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) cautions that the government’s move to reintroduce excise duty on cigarettes, framed as a measure to prevent “affordability” could...
Martin Lewis this afternoon issued a warning to all savers – and said people could end up paying more tax after today’s Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves this afternoon announced that anyone who crossed...
Should taxpayers around the globe, who dare to take part in activities like smoking and drinking, pay even more in taxes to help fund global organizations that are seeing funding...
PETALING JAYA: Kerajaan disaran tidak terlalu bergantung kepada peluasan Cukai Jualan dan Perkhidmatan (SST) semata-mata bagi meningkatkan hasil negara, sebaliknya meneroka pelbagai bentuk cukai lain yang lebih progresif dan bersasar. Pensyarah Kanan...
It took a leak to learn what the European Commission intends for its tobacco products policy. On the 12th of June 2025, the German publication Bild obtained an unpublished Commission staff...
During the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s past roles at Brookfield Asset Management and with the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (FGANZ) came under some scrutiny. His...
Starting in April 2026, tax officers in India may be able to force open not just your safes and filing cabinets but also your WhatsApp, cloud storage, and encrypted chats....
India’s decision to withdraw the 6 per cent equalization levy, also known as the “Google Tax” marks a paradigm shift in the nation’s approach to digital taxation. India’s decision to...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s recent tabling of the Income Tax Bill, 2025, marks a significant shift in India’s tax landscape. The government claims the bill simplifies compliance, reduces ambiguity, and...
