Capital Gains Tax UPDATE 4-Kenya to raise capital gains tax to shore up revenuesreuters.com - Duncan Miriri and John Ndiso* Tanzania and Uganda raise spending (Updates with MP arrested for assault, walkout of female MPs) NAIROBI, June 13 (Reuters) - Kenya will more than double its capital gains tax rate to 12.5% from 5% bring
Deficits Kenya: Tough Times Ahead As Treasury Minister Prepares to Unveil Budgetallafrica.com Nairobi — Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich is preparing to table this year's budget on Thursday afternoon with higher taxes that will push …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergHong Kong dollar Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your DayBloomberg - Samuel Potter Want to receive this post in your inbox every morning? Sign up here Trump is picking more fights, oil’s roller coaster week, and a lull in Hong Kong. …
Bloombergadded this to MarketsGDP This Is What East African Governments Plan to Spend Next YearBloomberg - Fred Ojambo, David Herbling East African finance ministers will continue to spend to grow their economies, and in Kenya’s case, the government will raise taxes to help finance …
Amsterdam Legislation would let Amsterdam borrow $8.3 million to cover budget holetimesunion.com - By David Lombardo ALBANY - Amsterdam is seeking permission from the state to borrow $8.3 million to cover its budget deficit.Legislation introduced this week by state …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoKenya HIGHLIGHTS-Kenya budget for 2019/20 fiscal yearreuters.com - Reuters EditorialNAIROBI, June 13 (Reuters) - The following are highlights of the Kenyan government’s budget for the 2019/20 fiscal year as presented to parliament by Finance Minister Henry Rotich. “In the coming financial
MLive.comadded this to Michigan News from MLive.comTuition Eastern Michigan University regents vote to increase tuitionmlive.com - Martin Slagter | mslagter@mlive.com YPSILANTI, MI - Undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan University will pay an extra $575 in tuition fees next year after the Board of Regents …
Tom Wolf Senate Republicans still don't want to fund Wolf's voting machine upgrades | State House Sound Bites |witf.org - www.witf.org Governor Tom Wolf has told counties they have to update their voting machines by 2020. (Photo by AP) (Harrisburg) -- Without a budget deficit to …
ReutersDeficits UPDATE 2-Stop-gap measures not enough to curb Israel's budget deficitReuters - Ari RabinovitchJERUSALEM, June 13 (Reuters) - Israel’s Finance Ministry proposed some temporary fixes on Thursday to curb the country’s budget deficit, but said its hands are tied in taking stronger action that is needed
Nairobi Kenya: Cabinet Okays Budget Estimates Ahead of Presentation in Parliamentallafrica.com - By Jeremiah Wakaya Nairobi — The Cabinet has endorsed Budget Estimates for the 2019/20 financial year due for presentation in the National Assembly Thursday …
The Times of Israeladded this to The Times of IsraelDeficits Finance Ministry proposes budget cuts to counter burgeoning deficittimesofisrael.com - By TOI staff The Finance Ministry headed by MK Moshe Kahlon on Thursday proposed budget cuts to help reduce the soaring deficit, an unpopular move before the …
Reuters UKadded this to BusinessLuigi Di Maio Italy will discuss later this year how to fund tax cuts: Di MaioReuters - Reuters EditorialFILE PHOTO: 5 Star leader and Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi di Maio presents his EU election program in Rome, Italy, May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government
Seeking AlphaPrecious Metals CEF: Federal Budget Position Worsens, Buy Precious MetalsSeeking Alpha - Power Hedge For a little while now, I have been suggesting that investors maintain some exposure to precious metals as a hedge against the potential negative …
Reutersadded this to World NewsLuigi Di Maio Italy's Deputy PM Di Maio rules out government reshuffle: paperReuters - by Giselda VagnoniROME (Reuters) - Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio on Thursday ruled out a government reshuffle and reiterated that cutting taxes is the coalition's priority. The European Union moved closer
FOX Businessadded this to MarketsPolitics May budget deficit hits record $207.8 billionFOX Business - Associated PressThe federal government's budget deficit in May rose to a record $207.8 billion, 41.5% higher than a year ago. Most of that increase reflected the impact of calendar quirks that shifted $55 billion in benefit
Reutersadded this to BusinessBusiness U.S. recession odds rise to 40-45% in six months: DoubleLine's GundlachReuters - By Jennifer Ablan(Reuters) - Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive officer of DoubleLine Capital, said on Thursday the odds of the United States sliding into a recession in the next six months have risen to 40-45% and the
The Wall Street Journal.U.S. Dept. of the Treasury U.S. Budget Deficit Grew 39% in First Eight Months of Fiscal YearThe Wall Street Journal. - Kate DavidsonThe Treasury collected $46 billion in customs duties from October through May, an 80% increase compared with the same period a year earlier WASHINGTON—Government tax revenue continued to rise in May thanks
South China Morning Post added this to SCMP NewsNorth America US budget deficit balloons to US$739 billion despite Donald Trump’s tariff boastsscmp.com - Bloomberg The US budget deficit widened to US$738.6 billion in the first eight months of the financial year, a US$206 billion increase from a year earlier, …
Barron'sadded this to Barron'sU.S. Treasury One Person’s Budget Deficit Is Another’s ProfitBarron's - Matthew C. Klein This week’s Barron’s features an explanation of modern monetary theory and the old insights underlying it. One of those insights is that “investors …
Reutersadded this to BusinessBusiness U.S. government posts $208 billion deficit in MayReuters - by Jason LangeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington posted a $208 billion budget deficit in May as a modest increase in revenues failed to make up for higher spending on the military and social welfare programs like Medicare,
CADILLAC MOMMAHadded this to Hmmm, Interesting 🤔Deficits U.S. budget deficit hits $208BSeeking Alpha - Liz Kiesche The U.S. government racked up a deficit of $208B in May as it received $232B but spent $440B during the month, according to the monthly Treasury …
Business InsiderDeficits The US budget deficit skyrocketed to a record $207.8 billion in MayBusiness Insider - Gina Heeb• The US budget deficit ballooned to a record high in the month of May, as federal spending continued to outpace income despite a solid economy.• The gap between the amount the government takes in and
Greece Housing sector rebound gains pace as economy recoversekathimerini.com - info@kathimerini.gr The recovery in Greece's housing market gained speed in the first quarter, central bank data showed, with an expanding economy and growing foreign …
Bloombergadded this to MarketsInvesting U.K. Housing, Trump's Trade Deadline, Peak Into PBOC: Eco DayBloomberg - Anirban Nag Go inside the global economy with Stephanie Flanders in her new podcast, Stephanomics. Subscribe via Pocket Cast or iTunes. Welcome to Thursday, …
Bloombergadded this to MarketsBusiness Trump Deadline Drama, Peak Into PBOC, Socialism in U.S.: Eco DayBloomberg - Michael Heath • President Donald Trump said he had no deadline for China to return to trade talks, other than the one in his head • The People’s Bank of China has …
Reuters Indiaadded this to BusinessPakistan Pakistan sees 2020 budget deficit at 7.1% of GDPReuters IndiaISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is forecasting a budget deficit equivalent to 7.1 percent of gross domestic product in its budget for the fiscal year to June 2020, Revenue Minister Hammad Azhar announced
Reuters Indiaadded this to WorldTaxes Watched by IMF, Pakistan targets steep rise in tax revenueReuters India - By Asif Shahzad and Saad SayeedISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's government targeted a sharp hike in tax revenues on Tuesday as it presented plans for next year's budget, amid shouts and protests from opponents in parliament angry at
FOX Businessadded this to GovernmentAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez AOC wants raises for lawmakers to prevent dark money loopholesFOX Business - Brittany De LeaNew York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday voiced support for Congress members receiving raises – for the first time since 2009 – as a means to prevent them from having a reason to keep
Bloombergadded this to MarketsInvesting China Is Girding for Trade War, Trump's Mexico Patience: Eco DayBloomberg - Zoe Schneeweiss International Monetary Fund leader Christine Lagarde called on governments to de-escalate current trade disputes and instead work to fix the global …
The Wall Street Journal.Bank of Japan Japan Is Wasting Its Last Chance to Avoid a Major Economic BlunderThe Wall Street Journal. - Mike BirdThe government looks increasingly committed to a sales-tax hike that it doesn’t need to pursue Japan is fumbling what looks like its last chance to avoid an unnecessary and economically damaging sales-tax
