Ministers were in retreat yesterday over plans to abolish tax relief on childcare vouchers paid to working families. The proposals – set out seven weeks ago at Labour's annual conference – have prompted protests from backbenchers worried that they will cost ...Read More
BERLIN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel'scabinet on Monday backed a new package of measures that willbring tax relief to companies and families from next year. The steps, which will cost roughly 8.5 billion euros peryear, include more generous ...Read More
Recognizing that a weak economy still needs a government boost, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits and expand a first-time homebuyer tax credit to include a far larger ...Read More
WASHINGTON — Recognizing that a weak economy still needs a government boost, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits and expand a first-time homebuyer tax credit to include a ...Read More
Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Free Democrats (FDP) have agreed to form a coalition government, pledging to cut taxes, reform the health-care system, and pull all remaining US nuclear weapons from the country.
Angela Merkel, the CDU leader who will ...Read More
Merkel and FDP leader Guido Westerwelle joined forces last month
Germany's new coalition allies have agreed on major tax cut proposals after talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party and the FDP.
The deal paves the way for the coalition to ...Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's lead in the polls is narrowing days before a federal election, suggesting she could be forced into another "grand coalition" that might struggle to lift Germany out of a deep downturn. Merkel is hoping to ...Read More
AUSTIN - Nearly 40,000 businesses would be newly exempt from paying the state business tax under a bill given preliminary approval Monday by the Texas House, which voted for a temporary break for those with $1 million or less in ...Read More
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - As a deep recession strips Americans of their jobs, homes and investments, the 2009 U.S. tax season promises to see a large uptick in first-time delinquent income taxpayers. "Our calls are up 280 percent," said Richard ...Read More
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