IEA: UK housing market needs “less red tape, not more” By Dr. Kristian Niemietz, courtesy of IEA Responding to the Labour Party’s pledge to make all new homes zero carbon within three years, Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs Dr Kristian Niemietz stated: What the UK housing market […]
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French motorists and smokers are “cash cows”
“Tax on fuel and cigarettes – How the motorist and the smoker were transformed into ‘cash cows’ with €60 billion taxes” Courtesy of the Molinari Economic Institute The taxation of fuel and cigarettes is particularly hard to understand for the general public, but also for specialists. The price of these products includes specific […]
Tax cuts didn’t boost business investment in UK
“Low rates of capital gains tax on business income lead to large tax savings but do not boost investment” By Helen Miller and Kate Smith, courtesy of IFS People who work for their own businesses are taxed at lower rates than employees. […]
Argentina needs major structural reform to prosper
Courtesy of Libertad y Progreso, via Xinhua Argentina needs to carry out a series of structural reforms, including in labor and tax matters, to return to the path of economic growth, according to an Argentine economist interviewed on Wednesday. Natalia Motyl, an analyst […]
Yes, a financial transaction tax is an awful idea
A tax on financial transactions has long been a popular idea on the far left, with the latest proposal for a levy on transactions coming from UK’s Labour Party under the leadership of the unreconstructed Marxist Jeremy Corbyn. However the proposal is a spectacularly […]
Tax Cuts Are Lovely, But For Heavens’ Sake Spread Them Around
Conservative proposals to slash UK income taxes represent a welcome vote in favor of investment and job growth, but some of the schemes from leading Tories – read, Boris Johnson – are too top-heavy, doling out relief to high earners while offering the struggling middle class scraps. That’s according to Katie Andrews of the Institute […]
RARE EARTHS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING: How the U.S. can break China’s metal grip to foster innovation
By Larry Reaugh, CEO of American Manganese The U.S.-China trade wars took a turn last week into new and worrisome territory, as China unofficially floated the threat of cutting off rare earths exports to the U.S. The elements – unknown to most people but present in nearly every tech gadget […]
Should Taxes Be Lower? French and New Yorkers Think So
Two famously high-tax locales would like this particular claim to fame to go away – and don’t worry, they both have plenty of better claims to fame anyway. A new survey shows that a majority of French voters would like their sky-high taxes to come down, while economic data suggests that rich New Yorkers […]
France hits U.S. tech titans with new tax
Ryan Khurana at CapX argues that France’s new “digital services tax” is a thinly veiled assault on leading American tech firms. With a three percent revenue tax on companies making €750 million and up, the measure is squarely aimed at the likes of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — which French Finance Minister […]
“They Are Losing Their Faith That The EU Is Still About Freedom And Hope”
Bui By Erik Sass TES Editor The alarm bells are ringing, but will EU officials in Brussels wake up before it’s too late? Alas, probably not. A rising tide of discontent in Eastern Europe over protectionism, income inequality, unchecked immigration and overregulation threaten to undermine the region’s adhesion to the European Union, jeopardizing […]