Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 09-Abr-2012

Canada Canada Promotes Budget's Trade Benefits Canada's 2012 Budget will help expand trade and open new markets for businesses, the Minister in charge has said. China China To Reduce Tariffs To Boost Imports Premier Wen Jiabao chaired a Chinese State Council meeting on the March 28, at which it was decided that, in order to achieve a sustainable balance of foreign trade between exports and imports, and to optimize its mix of imports, China should selectively reduce its import tariffs. China Expands RMB Overseas Investment Scheme After close consultations between Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, the People's Bank of China and China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the China Securities Regulatory Commission has announced an expansion of the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme. EU Schäuble Pushes For EU Tax On Shares Given the ongoing staunch opposition from certain countries to the idea of a financial transactions tax in Europe, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäbule has put forward an alternative proposal, starting with a tax imposed on the stocks and shares of companies listed on the stock exchange. Schäuble Eyes EU Tax On Shares Given the ongoing staunch opposition from certain countries to the idea of a financial transactions tax in Europe, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäbule has put forward an alternative proposal, starting with a tax imposed on the stocks and shares of companies listed on the stock exchange. EU To Investigate Cross-Border Worker Taxation Tax provisions of European Union member states are to be scrutinized to ensure that they do not discriminate against cross-border workers, in a targeted initiative launched by the European Commission. US Announces New Challenge To EU In Airbus Case The Office of the United States Trade Representative has confirmed that it has requested the establishment of a World Trade Organization compliance panel to consider whether the European Union removed illegitimate subsidies to Airbus fully and in a timely manner. UK UK House Of Lords Slams FTT Proposals European plans for a Financial Transaction Tax place the City of London under severe threat, a group of UK lawmakers has warned. Channel Islands Will Not Appeal UK VAT Ruling The Jersey government has decided not appeal the decision of the High Court in London, which ruled that the United Kingdom government's decision to revoke Low-Value Consignment Relief (LVCR), a value-added tax concession, for the Channel Islands was consistent with European Union law. UK, India Hold Economic And Financial Dialogue The UK and India have held their annual Economic and Financial Dialogue, discussing ways to strengthen cooperation and boost trade and investment. US US Now Has OECD's Highest Corporate Tax Rate On April 1, the long-awaited day arrived when, following a marginal net corporate tax reduction by Japan, it could be said that the United States has the highest corporate tax rate amongst the countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. US Congress Agrees Short-Term Highways Funding Fix On March 30, the day before funding for the infrastructural programmes of the United States Federal Highway Trust Fund ran out on April 1, President Barack Obama announced that he had signed into law the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, which provides a three-month extension until June 30, 2012. Otros temas Schäuble Tries To Quieten Swiss Tax Imbroglio German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has underlined the need for the bilateral Swiss-German withholding tax agreement to enter into force as planned from January 1, 2013, despite Switzerland’s inflammatory decision this week to issue arrest warrants for three German tax investigators for industrial espionage.