than have a decisive bearing on its outcome.Tax cuts to help the richTax cuts to help the richTHE US... always faced higher tax rates than the poor, and no form of income has been immune from taxation ……

governments in EU nations such as Germany and the UK. Despite talks about tax and spending cuts... tax rates. Fran Burwell, director of trans-Atlantic relations at the Atlantic Council, said in an ……

of this year. Fiscal cliff refers to a series of tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to begin on Jan 1... of spending cuts and tax increases.“悬崖”(cliff)一词常被用来描述财政危机。但也有评论认为这次的情况没有严重到“悬崖”的程度，而应该叫fiscal fast (财政 ……

that is designed to spur the sluggish economy through bigger, faster tax cuts. He said the approach would... the next 10 years, according to the White House. Bush also proposed a new tax incentive for small ……

loopholes. The current taxation system victimizes the poor and protects the rich. 2. Raising the tax... proposed lifting the personal income tax threshold during this year’s session in Beijing. The proposal ……

ITALY'S economic minister has sparked an uproar by offering "big babies" a tax break. More than one...-high rent and poor job prospects. Economic Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa has offered to come ……

the rich to give to the poor. Under many countries’ income tax systems, people on higher salaries pay...’s Political Consultative Conference. *Levying tax on a household’s *disposable income rather than an ……

to be sold), a move that angered many Australians who thought it would lead to job cuts and poor services... the Goods and Services Tax, which drove the price of all goods and services up 10 per cent more than ……

Income tax debate heats upAS the old joke has it, there are only two certainties in life: death... legislature held its first ever income tax hearing on Tuesday. The threshold at which someone must ……

in the media and on the Internet. The latest proposed reform of vehicle tax is no exception.The National People’s Congress reviewed proposals on vehicle tax late October. Tax would be based on emissions ……

to reduce the gap between rich and poor. But Chinese donations fall far behind Western countries. In China... higher."One reason for the lack of donations is tax policy," said Wang Zhenyao of the Ministry ……

from financial *deregulation, tax havens, anti-competitive business practices to lower tax rates on high incomes and cuts in public services for the majority. Since the late 1970s, tax rates ……

Scalper wins sympathybbs.sina.com .cn Date: January 21A BEIJING college student from a poor family... posts saying the police should not target a poor student making honest money. Many criticized ……

and poor. The nation's economy is speeding ahead, and legislators and political advisers are prompting... in opportunities lies behind the rich-poor gap. The government should resolve the problems ……

resolutions that included Bush's proposed tax cuts, without war costs factored in.It largely ……