Tax Competition News
Global Tax Hikers at WHO Ban Public, Media From Meetings
There’s something fishy at the WHO. NTU’s Douglas Kellogg reports on the organization’s shenanigans as it tries to impose global tobacco taxes. http://www.ntu.org/governmentbytes/detail/public-banned-media-booted-tobacco-taxes-hiked-at-who-meetings
EU Harmonizing?
Pierre Moscovici, nominee for European Commissioner for Economics and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Union, claims to respect differences of EU member states in the approach to taxation…without a worrying caveat. Can he be trusted? http://taxfoundation.org/blog/will-new-european-commission-seek-minimum-corporate-tax-rate
America’s Imperial Taxation
Businesses aren’t unpatriotic. Uncle Sam is just really, really greedy. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/09/29/americas-imperial-taxation-corporate-worldwide-column/16449239/
Hotnomics Interviews Bob Levy
From the Market Center Blog…
NSA Abuse Shows Importance of Financial Privacy
If ever here was a time to diligently defend rights to basic financial privacy, this is it. http://freedomandprosperity.org/2014/blog/big-government/nsa-abuse-shows-importance-of-financial-privacy/
Excessive Government Spending in Europe: Sowing the Seeds for another Fiscal Crisis
Just how much trouble is Europe in thanks to profligate spending? Dan Mitchell dives into the numbers… http://freedomandprosperity.org/2014/blog/big-government/excessive-government-spending-in-europe-sowing-the-seeds-for-another-fiscal-crisis/
Hong Kong’s Remarkable Fiscal Policy
Why does Hong Kong persistently outperform so many larger nations? Hint: It ain’t through high taxes and government spending. http://freedomandprosperity.org/2014/blog/big-government/hong-kongs-remarkable-fiscal-policy/
