Fiscal & Taxation Publications
March 1, 2014
Published by EPICENTER on March 1, 2014
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So‐called “sin” taxes are very much in fashion in France and elsewhere. With the aim of reducing “sinful” behaviour and financing the health care system, public authorities are planning to raise the tax load on alcohol and tobacco even higher.
March 1, 2014
Published by IEA on March 1, 2014
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Western governments have developed unfunded social insurance programmes where retiree benefits are paid for from the taxes of the working-age population. This means that an ageing population leads to
rising expenditures that cannot be covered without increasing taxes on the young.
February 1, 2014
Published by EPICENTER on February 1, 2014
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The combination of ideological prejudice and direct economic interests may yet do a great deal of harm to international trade… and to our own welfare.
September 1, 2013
Published by EPICENTER on September 1, 2013
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Regulation, specifically Interchange Fee caps on credit and debit cards, would be especially harmful to consumers and new merchants or start-up businesses that rely on or are developing new innovative solutions for the e-commerce market.
September 1, 2013
Published by EPICENTER on September 1, 2013
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Brussels, 24 September – The European Union spends €7.5 billion a year on non-governmental organisations, even if some of them act against the public interest, according to a new report.
May 1, 2013
Published by IEA on May 1, 2013
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Denmark’s fat tax remains the leading example of an ambitious anti-obesity policy being tested in the real world. The results failed to match the predictions of computer models and the failed experiment has since been largely swept under the carpet in public health circles.
