News Archive for July 2008

Alistair Darling moves the goalposts on pensions - Daily Telegraph

backdating of pension benefit to three months ... of backdated pension credit they can claim ... and council tax benefit will save the ... Reducing the amount of backdated pension credit ... and council tax benefit older people can ... Pension credit represents a vital top up ... basic state pension Almost half of all ... form of pension credit. However, the change ... backdate their pension credit claims. These savings ... of backdating pension credit claims for a ... aim of pension credits in tackling poverty ... for backdated pension credit. After this time ... associated council tax benefit and housing benefit ... of backdating pension credit has made a ... automate the pension credit system. The system ... The pension credit form asks for details ... and council tax benefit claim details to ... someone claims pension credit, so that these ... losing their pension entitlement from four to ... to claim pension credit from 12 to ... and council tax benefit claims made over ... phone with pension credit claims, which will ... to the pension credit system were necessary ... Pension Service is on 0800 99 1234

Sunday July 27 2008, 11:49PM

Teresa Hunter: Soap opera of interest rates heads for unhappy ending - Scotland on Sunday Online

PITY those poor children whose head teacher cancelled their sports day because of worries that they might fall over and hurt themselves. In doing so, the school probably helped ...

Sunday July 27 2008, 06:55PM

Pensioners set to lose out on £100m in back-dated benefits under new ... - Daily Mail

entitlement to pension credit - and the ... and council tax benefit - will in ... 'Reducing the amount of backdated pension credit ... and council tax benefit older people can ... Pension credit was introduced in 2003 and ... of backdating pension credit claims for a ... aim of pension credits in tackling poverty ... backdating of pension credit will save £100million ... and council tax benefit will save £35million ... for backdated pension credit. After the deadline ... associated council tax benefit and housing benefit ... an automated pension credit system, which will ... and council tax benefit claim details to ... Pension Credit is a con. My mother ... and council tax benefits - which were ... and council tax every month. She's 87 ... particularly the pension one. - Lizzy, West

Sunday July 27 2008, 06:34PM

A £2.8 billion farce over tax credits - Times Online

8 billion farce over tax credits Taxpayers ... system of tax credits that he introduced ... 8 billion mistakenly overpaid in tax credits ... and a pension pot of more than ... Related Links Tax credits time bomb threatens ... explode Bullying tax officials lose £2.8 ... (plus their pension contributions) to manage it

Sunday July 27 2008, 02:38PM

Fame and Fortune: Ian Poulter - Times Online

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Sunday July 27 2008, 04:01AM

Credit crunch buys time for annuity rates - Guardian Unlimited

light on pension returns, reports Sam Dunn ... your own pension puzzle? If you haven't ... for a pension can wreak. The most ... for a pension pot of £326,700 ... fund a pension (Scottish Widows); the calculation ... year before tax to afford a basic ... for a pension pot built up over ... bigger annual pension, says Sarah Wilson, the ... from its pension fund to those of ... of a pension pot saved in a ... contribution' pension (as opposed to a final ... 000 private pension pot would have received ... the annual pension she could secure ... £100,000 pension pot has shrunk from ... by your pension provider. 'In many cases ... protect your pension from the effects of ... Don't pension off your income Aug 4

Saturday July 26 2008, 07:04PM

Surge in Britons without a pension - Edinburgh News

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Saturday July 26 2008, 01:53AM

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Saturday July 26 2008, 01:53AM

Lowe: Saints must avoid Luton scenario - This is Southampton

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Friday July 25 2008, 02:47PM

Redundancy: 10 things everyone should know - Daily Telegraph

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Friday July 25 2008, 01:50PM

Merkel continuing with resolve the work of the Coalition - eGov Monitor

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Friday July 25 2008, 01:00PM

Need to know: Yell on the up ... Kingfisher rises ... Misys boost - Times Online

Marks & Spencer Local authority pension funds ... Pension Plan, one of Canada’s largest

Friday July 25 2008, 06:48AM

Why millions are just 11 days from ruin - This is Money

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Friday July 25 2008, 01:54AM

The Investment Column: Capita is set to profit from cost-cutting firms - The Independent

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Friday July 25 2008, 12:07AM

Confused by financial advisers - This is Money

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Thursday July 24 2008, 03:46PM

Council workers'£½m pay-off - This is South Devon

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Thursday July 24 2008, 09:26AM

DARWINS JAILED FOR 13 YEARS FOR BACK-FROM-DEAD SCAM - Daily Express

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Thursday July 24 2008, 12:01AM

New US tax regime to aid property derivatives - Financial Times

New US tax regime to aid property

Wednesday July 23 2008, 09:02PM

Voter confidence in economy ‘now lower than in 1979’ - Herald

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Wednesday July 23 2008, 02:54AM

Rent dent - The Sun

as well as pension funds at

Tuesday July 22 2008, 07:58PM

A bumpy road ahead for mums in the workplace - Edinburgh News

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Tuesday July 22 2008, 07:23PM

British banks still hold the edge - Daily Telegraph

of company pension scheme members to have ... a year tax raid had less to

Tuesday July 22 2008, 03:48PM

Japan panel to tackle sales tax in annual debate - Guardian Unlimited

tackle sales tax in annual debate Reuters ... The government's tax panel will discuss how ... its annual tax reform proposal in November ... in consumption tax nor a timeframe for ... the tax rate. Analysts say that bulging ... make a tax increase at some point ... in consumption tax before a general election ... how the tax debate will develop," Kosai ... opposes a tax hike, making it difficult ... the state pension programme from the next ... the consumption tax. ($1=106.38 Yen) (Reporting

Tuesday July 22 2008, 12:20PM

Bonuses in the public sector are nothing less than rewards for failure - Daily Mail

pay-off and pension. The man who presided ... also a pension pot of £2 million ... farces over tax credit fraud and lost ... final salary pension benefits for which the ... index linked pension. - James Scott, Bournemouth

Monday July 21 2008, 11:42PM

Head Of Merchandising - Hertfordshire - Retail Bulletin

a competitive pension scheme, company bonus, store ... uk,Tech Guys, Dixons Tax Free and

Monday July 21 2008, 05:37PM

UK Politics - Daily Telegraph

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Monday July 21 2008, 04:32PM

30-somethings will be poor in retirement thanks to Gordon Brown - Daily Telegraph Blogs

A piece in The Guardian predicts what many of us were already thinking: that 30-somethings are going to have a poor retirement. We're all living longer, so more of the government's ...

Monday July 21 2008, 11:03AM

Pensioners missing out on benefits - Guardian Unlimited

thousands in pension credits, statistics have revealed ... claiming a pension get £15,000. Labour ... in council tax for the 2.8 ... a government pension credit fund of more ... Pension Credit is one of the main ... 05 a week, according to pension credit

Sunday July 20 2008, 03:22PM

NOW IS THE TIME TO UNLOCK VALUE OF YOUR HOUSE - Daily Express

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Sunday July 20 2008, 02:32PM

LABOUR’S NUMBER IS FINALLY UP - Daily Express

Condemning the tax credit system introduced by ... out in tax credits went to those ... Britain’s private pension system where Broon’s £5billion-a-year ... pay additional tax for the gold-plated pensions

Sunday July 20 2008, 11:40AM

Sly and the City: the fall-out - Guardian Unlimited

5bn pension scheme. Trinity Mirror's share price ... 5bn pension scheme, which has a deficit ... 'She inherited a huge pension problem which ... Market sources argue that the pension scheme ... on the pension liabilities.' A strategic ... 'We de-leveraged, reduced the pension deficit and

Sunday July 20 2008, 08:41AM

Store Manager - Aberdeen - Retail Bulletin

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Sunday July 20 2008, 03:19AM

John Cleese's fling with a blonde HALF his age - Daily Mail

to avoid tax. 'Its based on what ... my UK pension and moved to Santa ... My tax lawyer freaked out and told ... of my pension. 'I had to keep

Sunday July 20 2008, 01:10AM

Brown set to ditch key economic rule as UK borrowing soars - Scotsman

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Saturday July 19 2008, 11:58PM

Gordon Brown’s rule book goes into dustbin of history - Times Online

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Saturday July 19 2008, 11:08PM

Bargains&rip-offs - Household bills - This is Money

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Saturday July 19 2008, 05:17PM

'Pay up or we'll sue', Equitable Life victims tell Ministers as report ... - Daily Mail

country's biggest pension scandals lies with three ... 2p-a-litre fuel tax rise until April next

Friday July 18 2008, 03:43AM

Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Inflation is rising and growth is falling. Is ... - The Independent

Pensions Insurance Tax Financial Directory Extras Features ... instance funding tax cuts at the bottom ... scale with tax hikes on high-income earners ... abolishing higher-rate tax relief on pension contributions ... the 10p tax rate, likely to run

Friday July 18 2008, 01:12AM

Windfall tax threat turns sentiment against Drax - Times Online

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Friday July 18 2008, 01:05AM

Sketch: Sex god Nick Clegg says the duvet has had its day - Times Online

going to tax the rich more (by ... things like pension tax relief) and the

Friday July 18 2008, 12:44AM

Equitable holders face delay in cash fight - This is Money

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Thursday July 17 2008, 03:54PM

Equitable solution that hurts the wrong people - Daily Telegraph

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Thursday July 17 2008, 03:25PM

Clegg pledge to make tax'fairer'- BBC News

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Thursday July 17 2008, 02:14PM

Clegg's lower taxes will'make it happen'for Lib Dems - Politics.co.uk

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Thursday July 17 2008, 01:59PM

Pension change gathering pace - This is Money

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Thursday July 17 2008, 01:24PM

Trinity Mirror bounces back after covenants scare - Times Online

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Thursday July 17 2008, 10:32AM

The Big Question: Are equality laws backfiring, with employers ... - The Independent

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Tuesday July 15 2008, 09:08AM

George Mudie: Inequality of sacrifice inspires an echo from the days ... - yorkshirepost

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Tuesday July 15 2008, 08:54AM

Tax error will hit 420,000 pensioners - This is Money

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Tuesday July 15 2008, 08:40AM

Merchandiser - Hertfordshire - Retail Bulletin

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Tuesday July 15 2008, 01:23AM

In brief: Public excluded as bishops gather for conference - Times Online

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Monday July 14 2008, 10:53PM

Mervyn King refuses pay increase after downturn - Times Online

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Monday July 14 2008, 09:48PM

Government of Canada helping low-income seniors - eGov Monitor

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Monday July 14 2008, 08:44PM

Three million pensioners survive on less than £10,000 a year - Daily Telegraph

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Monday July 14 2008, 07:25PM

Proposal for pension annuity reform - Daily Telegraph

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Monday July 14 2008, 04:23AM

Briefing: Cost of the BBC - Times Online

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Sunday July 13 2008, 12:35AM

From Obama to Cameron, why do so many politicians want a piece of ... - Guardian Unlimited

workers into pension schemes is classic Nudge ... leave their pension schemes if they insist ... stick, or tax and regulate. Letwin says:

Sunday July 13 2008, 12:35AM

Riding the recession: winners and losers of the economic crunch - Sunday Herald

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Saturday July 12 2008, 11:16PM

Credit crisis roars FTSE 100 into a bear market - Daily Telegraph

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Saturday July 12 2008, 01:55AM

Report to slam Government pension scheme - Times Online

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Friday July 11 2008, 06:38PM

Equitable ruling will tax us all - Guardian Unlimited

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Friday July 11 2008, 05:56PM

TEXT-S&P release on Ashland Inc, Hercules Inc - Reuters UK

of after-tax pension and other postretirement obligations

Friday July 11 2008, 03:18PM

Seoul softens stance on N Korea - BBC Asia-Pacific

economy, introduce tax cuts and reforms pension

Friday July 11 2008, 12:41PM

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Friday July 11 2008, 01:56AM

Equitable Life Compensation: What you need to know - This is Money

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Thursday July 10 2008, 12:49PM

Second petition to save post office account - Essex Chronicle

account replaced pension books and other services ... benefits and tax credit payments. Post Office

Thursday July 10 2008, 11:16AM

Equitable Life: Q&A - This is Money

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Thursday July 10 2008, 08:53AM

South Korea parliament starts, MPs battle on beef - Reuters AlertNet

which includes tax cuts across the economy ... revising pension systems. Left-of-centre parties, which suffered

Thursday July 10 2008, 05:54AM

Sir Stuart may need help from on high to survive - Daily Telegraph

£300m, our tax bill (depending on profits) ... the company's pension fund. With our debts

Thursday July 10 2008, 01:22AM

Predictable Interserve hits the right note in turbulent times - Times Online

assets from pension funds, there are worse

Thursday July 10 2008, 12:32AM

Millions in line for compensation as government expected to be blamed ... - Daily Mail

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Wednesday July 09 2008, 10:34AM

BBC Worldwide profits rise by 13% to £112.5m - Brand Republic

bonus, a pension supplement, expenses and benefits

Wednesday July 09 2008, 10:13AM

Equitable Life: Q and A - Times Online

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Wednesday July 09 2008, 01:59AM

Peruvian strike highlights wealth gap - Financial Times

Peru’s army will on Wednesday be on the streets of its big cities, policing a general strike that comes just days after the third stoppage by miners in four months. The protests ...

Tuesday July 08 2008, 08:44PM

McCain, Obama duel on economic fix-it plans - Guardian Unlimited

my gas tax holiday,'' he said ... The Democratic senator favors tax cuts for ... workers and tax increases for top earners ... Bush's first-term tax cuts, which he initially ... simplifying the tax code, maintaining free trade ... eliminating special tax breaks for big corporations ... a workplace pension plan that stays with ... the child tax deduction from $3,500 ... the estate tax, although Democrats note that ... McCain would provide refundable tax credits of ... for continued tax cuts. McCain restated his

Tuesday July 08 2008, 03:04AM

The welfare fraud farce: How ministers spent £154m to get £22m back ... - Daily Mail

rate of tax. Committee chairman Edward Leigh ... £110million in pension credit and £60million in

Tuesday July 08 2008, 01:10AM

Is the writing on the wall for Labour in Glasgow? - Scotsman

minimum wage, tax credits and pension credits ... submitted a tax return ? Report Unsuitable 23 ... the Scottish Tax Payers. Michael Martin had ... the Council Tax levels for every working ... pay the tax, need the benefits and ... freezing council tax, and of course they ... of income tax payable by the lowest ... Local Income Tax to replace unfair Council ... local income tax, futures trust for financing ... ruined the pension systems with ultra shorttermism ... have council tax rebate withheld). As such ... use the tax system to address our ... ensure council tax freeze - yep that's ... to pay tax to keep u in ... # 10 pence tax rate for ... the council tax # Reducing or abolish ... and their pension increase in derisory, while ... to pay tax to keep u in ... pay your tax to subsidise me coz ... the Council Tax which soared by 60% ... the Council Tax.(Abstained) · 6th January ... - a tax on the ill. (Abstained)

Monday July 07 2008, 11:58PM

Austria faces vote as coalition splits - Financial Times

Vienna, July 7 – Austria’s governing coalition collapsed on Monday and a snap election looked set for September after conservatives declared they could no longer work with the ...

Monday July 07 2008, 08:02PM

Brown:'Stop wasting so much food'- This is Money

Small business Tax & wills How to ... Isas Endowments Bank charges Inheritance tax Premium ... With-profits funds Pension pots Company search Enter ... (and future pension costs)? While we are ... supermarkets and tax Tesco more not the ... wasting our tax money!!" We are heading

Monday July 07 2008, 06:07PM

Morgan Crucible revenues up - Financial Times

Morgan Crucible said revenues continued to grow in the first half and would do so in the second half, but the UK-based engineer noted weaknesses in segments of each of its markets ...

Monday July 07 2008, 12:45PM

Campaign to reverse business rates change - Daily Telegraph

"This empty rates tax was conceived ... additional rates tax just doubles the pain ... in its tax take on empty buildings ... indirectly by pension funds, it is the ... the increased tax. The CBI, the British ... for the tax changes to be reversed

Monday July 07 2008, 06:33AM

Cameron campaigns in Glasgow East - BBC News

Conservative leader David Cameron campaigns on poverty and crime in the Glasgow East by-election." /

Monday July 07 2008, 12:35AM

Accumulation Unit - Daily Telegraph

Retirement Savings Tax Telegraph Financial Services Webchats ... into their pension schemes to boost their ... your company pension you may have to ... level of pension income. There are two ... in the pension scheme after all. But ... that the pension managers are good. An ... in any tax year. You get tax ... with other pension contributions. For example, for ... to your pension scheme is tied up ... of the tax breaks! Advisory stockbroker A ... It is the big pension funds and

Sunday July 06 2008, 06:01PM

Pensions'apartheid'gap is getting wider, new figures show - Daily Mail

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Thursday July 03 2008, 02:56AM

One million less people in final salary pensions - Daily Telegraph

'gold-plated' company pension schemes has fallen by ... 'gold-plated' company pension schemes has fallen by ... of occupational pension schemes has fallen from ... open occupational pension schemes fell by almost ... a generous pension based on length of ... The pension you get is dependent on ... £5bn annual tax raid on company pensions ... Brown's stealth tax raid has done to

Thursday July 03 2008, 12:54AM

Expat pension schemes: Singapore sling may sink pensions - Daily Telegraph

Expat pension schemes: Singapore sling may sink ... flexible expat pension scheme allowances introduced just ... avoid inheritance tax and buying annuities could ... per cent tax bill from the British ... Take your pension abroad with you Offshore ... Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS), have generated ... Singapore pension schemes have been delisted ... still retaining tax relief granted on contributions ... more lenient tax treatment on retirement income ... payments from pension funds. But difficulties in ... The pension fund industry believes other countries ... their UK tax benefits after a holding ... provide a pension in retirement. For those ... in a tax penalty of between 40 ... against the pension holder, to claw back ... levy inheritance tax on remaining pension pots ... local income tax altogether, it has been ... surprised the pension industry. Many believe that ... the offshore pension market. It has lodged ... with how pension funds are regulated in ... unsuitable for pension funds. As part of ... move their pension abroad should delay their ... introduced new pension rules that make QROPS ... for British pension fund-holders. More than 70

Wednesday July 02 2008, 08:15PM

News in brief: Council worker claims £1m over unfair dismissal - Times Online

for a pension payout is claiming £1 ... for a pension lump sum and other ... loss of pension and injury to feelings ... Tax evasion penalty Council tax rebels who ... against council tax rises by risking three ... pay the tax. Facebook party ban A

Wednesday July 02 2008, 08:08PM

Brits need £13K minimum to live - In the News

400 before tax for a minimum standard ... The basic state pension provides a retired ... the means-tested Pension Credit their income is ... Basic State Pension does not provide many

Wednesday July 02 2008, 05:09PM

Fears for pensions after £30bn FTSE fall - This is Money

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Wednesday July 02 2008, 02:24PM

Pensions alert over slump in contributions - This is Money

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Wednesday July 02 2008, 02:10PM

Britons'need £13k'to earn a decent standard of living - Edinburgh News

year before tax to afford a basic ... year before tax and the couple with ... The basic state pension gives a retired ... the means-tested Pension Credit could top their ... Was council tax included? What about travel ... Before Tax ? even after tax its a

Wednesday July 02 2008, 11:11AM

Reuters Summit-Japan tax overhaul key for corporate tax cut - Guardian Unlimited

Reuters Summit-Japan tax overhaul key for corporate ... Japan's corporate tax, which is one of ... its consumption tax is, the head of ... party's powerful tax panel said on Wednesday ... sensitive consumption tax is only possible if ... an international tax to help poor countries ... How much of a tax burden companies ... the corporate tax rate should be," said ... Democratic Party's tax panel. "We have to ... Our corporate tax is relatively high compared ... Japan's corporate tax rate of around 40 ... LOW CONSUMPTION TAX But Japan may struggle ... higher consumption tax, now at 5 percent ... population raises pension and welfare spending. "Japan's ... tax, which is equivalent to a value-added ... its corporate tax even if that means ... value added tax. There are economic grounds ... the corporate tax is low or high ... the overall tax system." Tsushima said the ... possible consumption tax hike will depend on ... that the tax hike could become more ... nation's consumption tax could take 2-3 years ... speculation the tax rise could come as ... TOBIN TAX? Tsushima also heads a recently ... an international tax to help poor countries ... so-called Tobin tax on foreign exchange transactions ... Tsushima said such an international tax scheme ... a global tax to raise money for

Wednesday July 02 2008, 08:34AM

Reuters Summit-Japan tax overhaul key for corporate tax cut-LDP - Guardian Unlimited

Reuters Summit-Japan tax overhaul key for corporate ... Japan's corporate tax, which is one of ... its consumption tax is, the head of ... party's powerful tax panel said on Wednesday ... sensitive consumption tax is only possible if ... an international tax to help poor countries ... How much of a tax burden companies ... the corporate tax rate should be," said ... Democratic Party's tax panel. "We have to ... Our corporate tax is relatively high compared ... Japan's corporate tax rate of around 40 ... higher consumption tax, now at 5 percent ... population raises pension and welfare spending. "Japan's ... tax, which is equivalent to a value-added ... its corporate tax even if that means ... value added tax. There are economic grounds ... the corporate tax is low or high ... the overall tax system." Prime Minister Yasuo ... nation's consumption tax could take 2-3 years ... speculation the tax rise could come as ... Tsushima said whether his tax panel can ... of the tax hike during this year's ... tax reform negotiation that ends in December

Wednesday July 02 2008, 05:56AM