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CA Dems Split: Tax The Rich, or Borrow Big? — The Sacramento Observer
(CALMATTERS) - They show up at county meetings. They post calls to action on Instagram. In the age of coronavirus, they organize car caravans and Facebook town halls. For Crisantema Gallardo, the 29-year-old director of Central Valley youth organizing group 99Rootz, years of groundwork are coming
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
Tunisian Tax System Favours Most Inequitable Forms of Taxation (Oxfam Report)
Tunis/Tunisia — The Tunisian tax system favours the unfairest forms of taxation, penalises the country's middle and lower classes, in addition to depriving the state of significant income, this is the finding made by the report published Wednesday by the anti-poverty organization
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Tax collections down Sh57bn on corona reliefs, low sales
Tax collections dropped Sh57.43 billion in the five months to May compared with a same period last year.
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Federal housing assistance falls short of meeting COVID-19 needs | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Charlene Crowell  For New Pittsburgh Courier As the nation’s double dose of health and economic crises continue, many consumers believe that federal assistance to make ends meet has virtually disappeared. … Continued
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Consumer borrowing advances solid 3.6% in July, second gain - Black News Channel
By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July, the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent borrowing down sharply in the previous three months. The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that the 3.6% increase in
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California Democrats divided over COVID-19 stimulus, millionaire tax to fund economic recovery - Black Voice News
In summary How should California dig itself out of a $54 billion deficit? A divide between state lawmakers over how to generate revenue mirrors a national reckoning in Democratic politics. They show up at county meetings. They post calls to action on Instagram. In the age of coronavirus, they
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
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Michelle Matthews-Alexander of General Motors Earns NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Matthews-Alexander and Chevrolet have invested heavily in the future of Black journalism while simultaneously supporting students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. On Thursday, September
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Nigeria: Taxes On Online Banking Transactions
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) would soon start collecting taxes on all online transactions in line with the Company's Income Tax Significant Economic Presence (SEP) order that requires Over-the-Top (OTT) services providers to declare the revenue they generate from Nigerian consumers and
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'Backra attitude'
CAMPAIGN spokesman for the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Dr Nigel Clarke yesterday shot down arguments that the Government is taking credit for work done by the previous People's National Party (PNP) Administration.'That is absurd,' Clarke said in response to a question posed by the Jamaica
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California’s coronavirus stimulus was a bust…what now? - Black Voice News
In summary State lawmakers aimed for a $600-a-week unemployment extension and billions in tax vouchers. Federal inaction, economic anxiety and the pandemic derailed those plans. So much for California saving itself from the economic wreckage of the coronavirus. As state lawmakers ended the year
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Freetown City Council starved of much needed funds to deliver public services
Alan Luke: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 September 2020: Why is the Ministry of Local Government holding up the tax reform proposals - and by implication local taxes which are due for the Freetown City Council (FCC), thus preventing the council from collecting the revenue it urgently needs to deliver
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Mboweni warns of debt crisis as he prepares to slash spending
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Trade fight dooms LVMH's $16 billion Tiffany deal | The Atlanta Voice
LVMH says the threat of US tariffs on French products has forced it to scrap its planned acquisition of Tiffany, which would have been the biggest luxury goods deal in history. The French conglomerate announced Wednesday that as things stand, it would 'not be able to complete' the $16.2 billion
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Naivasha depot to host all EAC cargo
All cargo destined for Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan will be transported via standard gauge railway (SGR) for clearance at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) starting June
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KRA sets up special unit for digital tax tracking
KRA sets up special unit for digital tax tracking
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Firms, KRA fail to strike tax rise deal on 31 goods
KRA said it needs time and legal advice on a petition by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), which seeks to freeze the automatic tax adjustment from October 1.
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S&P lowers Kenya's outlook to negative over debt, interest burden
The negative outlook reflects the worsening fiscal position of the country amid the impact of the pandemic on the economy.
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Reprieve for small traders as MPs back cargo consolidation
Small traders have won a reprieve after MPs blocked changes that would have set them for a tedious declaration of consolidated cargo.
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Tax on business transfers likely to stifle economy
One such change, introduced in the recently enacted Tax Laws Amendments Act, 2020, may adversely affect ongoing business transactions as well as prospective deals even after the Covid-19 crisis
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(BPRW) T‑Mobile Launches Project 10 Million, Historic $10.7B Initiative Aimed at Closing the Homework Gap and Connecting Students to Opportunity – for Free
(Black PR Wire) Bellevue, Washington  — With the need for equitable access to the internet more crucial than ever, T-Mobile has zeroed in on a bold goal: helping every single unconnected…
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Kenya: Please Don't Touch Our Cash, Pensioners Say
In a separate memorandum to Parliament, a pensioner's lobby group says the removal of the pension tax exemption for retirees above 65 will make them receive significantly lower
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KRA to lose power of raising fuel, beer taxes
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Uganda: Where Is the Demand Boost in 2020/21 Budget?
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Black content-based Instagram page sells for $85M; owner of page is not Black | BlackPressUSA
ROLLING OUT — One of the company’s most popular sites is “Daquan,” which has 15 million followers on Instagram. The site, which features Black content, is owned by Barak Shragai, who is reportedly from Isreal. Shragai reportedly bought the page from a Canadian Black teenager in 2016, but the
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KABAARA: Budget messages that are hidden in plain sight
Whether or not national government ministries are in a similar state, this is a good time to ponder how much longer and further Kenya can go when taxes “chase” spending rather than the other way
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This Black Ad Exec Wants To Create 1 Million New Black Millionaires
This Black Ad Exec Wants To Create 1 Million New Black via professionals in corporate business structures are notoriously cut out of senior-level positions and opportunities to move
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Big drop reported in vaping by US teenagers - Black News Channel
By Mike Stobbe and Matthew Perrone Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Experts think last year's outbreak of vaping related illnesses and deaths may have scared
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Religious party to ban strip clubs, casinos
The church-based Jamaica Progressive Party (JPP) will abolish income tax, ban go-go clubs, and raise salaries for civil servants if it gains state power. JPP President Gilbert Edwards, who migrated to the United States when he was 20 years old,...
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Parliament spares retirees burden of taxation in old age
Parliament adopted a recommendation to spare retirees aged 65 and above and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) from paying taxes.
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Triple A’s catering: Helping to take the COVID-19 blues away - Stabroek News
The advent of the coronavirus has compelled significant shifts in the Stabroek Business’ coverage of micro- and small-business enterprises, our editorial attention now focussed to a greater extent on their coping capabilities and on the extent to which they have been able to sustain and even grow
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