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World Bank: Tax reforms will help reduce inequality in Malaysia
05 Feb 2025 10:43 GMT
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs tax reforms to raise additional revenues for reducing inequality, according to the World Bank. Its latest report titled "A Fresh Take on Reducing Inequality and Enhancing Mobility in Malaysia" said that the country …
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Banks bid for twice the notified amount at 56-day VRR auction
07 Feb 2025 21:50 GMT
… trader with a state-owned bank.
Tax reliefs to boost bank deposits …
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This Week In Cannabis: DeSantis' Anti-Weed Push, NY's Drug Decriminalization, Aurora's Record Earnings, Tilray And More Global News
07 Feb 2025 18:36 GMT
… many blaming federal inaction on banking, tax reform, and interstate commerce.
Michigan …
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President of Pakistan Approves Higher Bank Tax to Help FBR Collect Rs. 70 Billion
31 Dec 2024 06:53 GMT
The President of Pakistan promulgated the Income Tax (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 to revise the tax rate structure for banks under the advances-to-deposit ratios.
The FBR will generate an additional amount of around Rs. 70 billion from banks after the …
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Cabinet approves ordinance to raise bank tax rate to 44%, abolishing 15% additional levy
28 Dec 2024 03:53 GMT
The federal cabinet has approved the promulgation of the Income Tax Amendment Ordinance 2024, abolishing the 15% additional tax on profits banks earn from lending to the government while increasing the standard income tax rate for banks from 39% to 44%. …
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Parliament rejects AKEL’s 5% bank tax bill after tense showdown
13 Dec 2024 11:46 GMT
A dramatic session in parliament ended with the rejection of a contentious proposal by the opposition party AKEL, which aimed to impose an extraordinary 5% solidarity tax on bank interest income for 2024 and 2025.
According to a report by Kathimerini's …
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House to vote on contentious ‘bank tax’ bill
12 Dec 2024 03:27 GMT
… the argument over the contentious ‘bank tax’ bill set to go to … the funds reaped from the bank tax to help vulnerable groups, by …
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State losing money on bank tax deferral scheme, Auditor General says
12 Dec 2024 08:50 GMT
The new Auditor General, Andreas Papaconstantinou, has warned that a scheme intended to generate revenue through guarantee fees from banks benefiting from deferred tax assets is instead creating a fiscal burden for the state.
In a letter to the Finance …
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Bank tax going to a vote, but passage unlikely
09 Dec 2024 17:37 GMT
… , a bill imposing a new ‘bank tax’ will go to the House …
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Govt plans to reduce bank tax by 40 per cent
03 Dec 2024 04:26 GMT
… proposing reducing 45 per cent banking tax.
Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey said …