Taxation

A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures. A failure to pay, along with evasion of or resistance to taxation, is punishable by law. Taxes consist of direct or indirect taxes and may be paid in money or as its labour equivalent. The first known taxation took place in Ancient Egypt around 3000–2800 BC. Most countries have a tax system in place to pay for public, common, or agreed national needs and …

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WEF: World Economic Forum · 29 October 2024 English

AML with the takedown of cryptocurrency mixers such as ChipMixer and Bitzlato, which enabled The European Securities and Markets Authority money laundering.23,24 (ESMA) recently published a report, Decentralised Finance in …

creates a secure environment for digital asset Taxation under the Gibraltar Companies Act of transactions


CSEP: Centre for Social and Economic Progress · 28 October 2024 English

The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) conducts in-depth, policy-relevant research and provides evi- dence-based recommendations to the challenges facing India and the world. [...] CSEP is based in …

work-in-india/ https://csep.org/working-paper/taxation-alternatives-for-indias-energy-transition-esam-analysis/


Oxfam International · 28 October 2024 English

Oxfam argues for targeted actions to curb the emissions of the wealthiest, including progressive taxation, strict regulation, and a reorientation of investments towards sustainable practices. The document

why governments must step in with regulation and taxation to invest in a green transition, and to curb


Hansard Society · 25 October 2024 English

through the elaborate process which sets the parameters for Commons debates on the Government’s taxation plans – and which may set limits on MPs’ ability to amend them. They also explore whether a better

parameters for Commons debates on the Government’s taxation plans – and which may set limits on MPs’ ability


WTO: World Trade Organization · 24 October 2024 English

This report discusses the global state of climate action with a focus on carbon pricing and its role in achieving global emission reduction targets. It addresses the challenges of implementing …

administrative and institutional capacity, tolerance to taxation, and the degree of concerns regarding reallocation Country B. 3 The OECD Carbon Pricing and Energy Taxation database with 2023 net Effective Carbon Rates


World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English

The paper examines the macroeconomic effects of public investment in emerging market and developing economies. To this end, the analysis develops a new measure of public investment shocks based on …

public investment in principle is funded via taxation, debt issuance, or reallocation of government


ASI: Adam Smith Institute · 24 October 2024 English

higher wages for workers. Increased taxation on capital gains reduces investment and worsens the UK’s productivity stagnation;CGT is effectively a form of double taxation, as capital gains in most cases result

grateful to Stephen Herring, formerly Head of Taxation at the Institute of Directors and tax partner turn lead to higher wages for workers. Increased taxation on capital gains reduces investment and worsens stagnation; • CGT is effectively a form of double taxation, as capital gains in most cases result from profits irregular nature. Indeed, the Royal Commission on the Taxation of Profits and Income which reported in 1955 Robert M. Haig and Henry Simons, who proposed full taxation of capital gains as ordinary income,4 largely


World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English

This report is part of the “Energy Subsidy Reform in Action” series produced by the ESMAP Energy Subsidy Reform Facility, with the objective of drawing insights from recent experiences and …

the interaction of energy subsidies with energy taxation and direct carbon pricing instruments, and the


World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English

This annual report, which covers the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, has been prepared by the Executive Directors of both the International Bank for Reconstruction and …

Roundtable, and the OECD Platform for International Taxation. We support IDA countries to address debt vulnerabilities


IRES: Royal Institute for Strategic Studies · 24 October 2024 French

non approprié lorsqu’il est question de souveraineté alimentaire, hydrique eténergétique, de la disponibilité des ressources en eau, de l’état de la biodiversité, de richesse globale par habitant, de bien-être de …

composé des dimensions suivantes : régulation, taxation, infrastructure, protection des investisseurs


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