Gordon Brown was on Monday forced to quash claims that the recession was driving Britain towards joining the euro, after the European Commission president said UK membership was “closer than ever before”. José Manuel Barroso embarrassed Mr Brown ...
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The economy is in the tank. People’s 401(k)s are shrinking. Layoffs are on a lot of minds. Councilwoman Cindy Rushefsky acknowledged now is not the time to be asking voters for a sales tax increase. But that’s what the Springfield City Council ...
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Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has dumped a member of his shadow ministry for crossing the floor in the Senate to vote against up-front tax breaks for carbon sinks. Senator Fiona Nash, the now former-shadow parliamentary secretary for water ...
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NEW YORK (AP) - In a Nov. 21 story about year-end tax strategies, The Associated Press erroneously reported that gifts of up to $12,000, or $24,000 for married couples, are tax deductible. Gifts up to those amounts are not subject to gift taxes. The ...
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The debate within the Obama Team right now is not about whether the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans will disappear. They will, Obama aides say. The question being debated is: When? Some outside advisers are recommending that the President ...
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New Delhi: Room No. 134 in North Block, the office of the finance minister, may not remain vacant for long. Although Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken additional charge of the finance ministry after P Chidambaram was moved to Home, the buzz is ...
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Labour is accusing the new National Government of damaging New Zealand's international reputation and affecting the outcome of climate negotiations by eroding green policies. Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith confirmed to NZPA that officials ...
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