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• Family leave in the world

  Published: August 5, 2007, 1:47 am

  Tags: Benefits Amp Tax Breaks

  An article today detailing maternity, paternity and adoption rights in the UK started me wondering how similar or different the situation is in various parts of the world for new parents. Thinking about both adoptive parents and those in other countries who may be considering relinquishment, it's interesting to see what sort of laws cover

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• Family leave in the world, continued

  Published: August 5, 2007, 3:55 am

  Tags: Benefits Amp Tax Breaks

  Continued from the previous post. Although it looks good on paper, the British system of family leave and maternity benefits has critics. This article suggests that compliance is an issue and that women workers are leaving the workforce in droves because, "... ... => Read more!

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• GST Cut Falls Flat

  Published: September 15, 2007, 4:45 pm

  Tags: Budget, Surplus, Tax Cuts, Jim Flaherty, Taxes, Tax Breaks, Gst

  VAT (value added tax) and GST (goods and service tax) are two of the fastest growing taxes globally, a new report launched today by PricewaterhouseCoopers demonstrates. The report, Shifting the balance the evolution of indirect taxes, offers an insight into the growth of indirect taxes and focuses on a number of key themes such as

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• Tax Cuts For All

  Published: October 18, 2007, 8:00 am

  Tags: Income Splitting, Guranteed National Income, Working Class, Living Wage, Tax Cuts, Taxes, Tax Breaks, Ruling Class

  of capital gains tax cuts (which only impact the rich) or further tax cuts for corporations how about eliminating income taxes (payroll taxes) for working Canadians and families who earn less than $100,000 a year. Tax break not dead: FlahertyThe Harper government is examining how to make good on its pledge to grant Canadians a capital

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• Flaherty's Tax Deception

  Published: November 13, 2007, 9:08 am

  Tags: Guranteed National Income, Living Wage, Taxes, Tax Breaks, Harper, Budget, Income Splitting, Surplus, Working Class, Jim Flaherty, Tax Cut, Tax Cuts, Gst, Ruling Class

  Astonishingly, it found tax cuts had exacerbated that trend. During this period of big tax cuts, the overall tax rate for most Canadians fell 2 percentage points. For the wealthiest, the drop was 4 percentage points. But while others were getting tax breaks, the poorest Canadians saw their tax rate rise more than 5 percentage points. By

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• A Long Island City Business Gets Jamaica's Tax Breaks

  Published: November 15, 2007, 6:01 pm

  Tags: Real Estate, Empire Zones, Jamaica, Long Island City, Tax Breaks

  business take advantage of tax breaks that usually go along with the Empire Zone in Jamaica. The concept is a little controversial, since Empire Zones are set up to benefit a particular neighborhood or region. But about 50 businesses have been certified regionally significant projects in the past two years. (Before 2005 reforms,

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• GOP Healthcare Proposals Are A Joke

  Published: November 20, 2007, 1:05 am

  Tags: Pre Existing Conditions, Private Insurance, Tax Breaks

  nothing more than providing tax breaks to help people to buy private insurance. But they don't want any rules that would force these insurance companies to accept those with pre-existing conditions (such as a previous bout with cancer). Their plans would also still allow the insurance companies to refuse to pay for medical procedures they deem

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• Legislators Balk at Combat-Zone Tax Breaks for Civilians

  Published: December 4, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Legislators, Balk, Combat Zone, Tax, Breaks, For, Civilians, John Warner, Iraq, Charles Rangel, Frank Wolf, Afghanistan, U S Senate Committee On Finance, George H W Bush, George W Bush, Max Baucus, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Stephen Barr, U S Congress Joint Committee

  An effort to provide a tax break to federal employees serving in combat zones appears to have stalled in Congress, in part because of concern about the potential cost.

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• Legislators Balk at Combat-Zone Tax Breaks for Civilians

  Published: December 4, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Legislators, Balk, Combat Zone, Tax, Breaks, For, Civilians, John Warner, Iraq, Charles Rangel, Frank Wolf, Afghanistan, U S Senate Committee On Finance, George H W Bush, George W Bush, Max Baucus, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Stephen Barr, U S Congress Joint Committee

  An effort to provide a tax break to federal employees serving in combat zones appears to have stalled in Congress, in part because of concern about the potential cost.

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• Less Than It Seems

  Published: January 2, 2008, 9:30 am

  Tags: Tax Cut, Tax Breaks, Gst

  reduction in a consumption tax like the GST does little to put money in Joe and Jane Canuck's pockets. It is a populist illusion to cover for the real tax cuts the Harpocrites gave to big business. NDP Leader Jack Layton said the GST announcement and other Conservative tax cuts will do little to increase wealth in Canada. In an end-of-year

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• 2008 Year Of Corporate Welfare

  Published: January 1, 2008, 9:57 am

  Tags: Corporate Welfare, Surplus, Tax Cuts, Tax Cut, Taxes, Tax Breaks

  use to offset the corporate tax breaks they give to their Bay Street pals.Profits have risen for corporations thanks to these tax breaks but instead of plowing them into productivity they have continued to rely on cutting production costs; that is laying off workers, to create more with less, while investing their cash in the stock market.Tax

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• Harper Recycles

  Published: December 31, 2007, 11:57 am

  Tags: Budget, Surplus, Tax Cuts, Jim Flaherty, Taxes, Tax Breaks, Gst

  should not expect further tax cuts in 2008, adding that his government will be cautious on tax relief or new spending.Even this is not as big a tax break as the corporations are getting thanks to Harpers generosity with our tax money. And what you save in GST you pay back in payroll taxes.Starting Jan. 1, Canada's corporate tax rate will be

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• House Votes to End Big Oil's Tax Breaks

  Published: February 28, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: House, Votes, End, Big, Oil S, Tax, Breaks, United States, Chevron Corporation, Conocophillips Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation, New York Mercantile Exchange Inc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Charles Rangel, Hollywood, Kevin Brady, Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel, The White House

  The House of Representatives brushed aside threats of a White House veto yesterday and voted 236 to 182 in favor of an $18 billion tax package that would rescind a tax break for the five biggest oil companies and use the revenue to boost incentives for wind and solar energy and energy efficiency.

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• House Votes to End Big Oil's Tax Breaks

  Published: February 28, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: House, Votes, End, Big, Oil S, Tax, Breaks, United States, Chevron Corporation, Conocophillips Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation, New York Mercantile Exchange Inc, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Charles Rangel, Hollywood, Kevin Brady, Nancy Pelosi, Rahm Emanuel, The White House

  The House of Representatives brushed aside threats of a White House veto yesterday and voted 236 to 182 in favor of an $18 billion tax package that would rescind a tax break for the five biggest oil companies and use the revenue to boost incentives for wind and solar energy and energy efficiency.

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• UK Hopes To Follow Georgia On Tax Credits [Tax Breaks For Game Biz]

  Published: May 19, 2008, 3:20 pm

  Tags: Industry, News, Tax Breaks For Game Biz, Tiga

  wake of recently-announced tax breaks for game developers in the state of Georgia. Tiga has for quite some time advocated publicly for similar tax relief to support the game industry in the UK, expressing concern that lack of government support means the UK will lose out in the competitive environment. "Georgia's introduction of games

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