News Stories Tagged 'social security'
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Guernsey Considering New VAT To Solve Financial Woes
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
06 August, 2021
Guernsey lawmakers are to discuss the possibility of introducing a value-added tax system, at a debate scheduled for September 2021, it has been announced.
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Jersey Announces Coronavirus Support Measures For Businesses
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
20 March, 2020
The Jersey Government has announced a series of measures designed to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the island's economy.
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Aruba To Impose Crisis Levy Starting July 1
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
06 April, 2018
The Caribbean island of Aruba has announced temporary rises in turnover tax and health tax to shore up its finances.
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Guernsey Proceeding With Pension System Overhaul
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
17 January, 2018
Guernsey has released a report into proposed pension system reform, which if implemented would see working age residents in Guernsey and Alderney automatically enrolled into a private pension scheme.
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Shanghai FTZ To Streamline Tax Rules, Obligations
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
13 November, 2017
The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone is trialling 28 innovative tax-related measures to foster a better business environment and simplify compliance obligations.
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Barbados To Pursue Social Security Debtors
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
07 September, 2017
Barbados's Minister of Labor, Social Security, and Human Resource Development, Esther Byer Suckoo, has urged National Insurance Fund debtors to pay up.
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IoM Proposes End To State Pension 'Contracting Out'
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
14 July, 2017
The Isle of Man Treasury has launched a consultation on ending a scheme that allows some employers and employees to pay a lower rate of national insurance contribution because they are in occupational pension schemes.
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Gibraltar's Tax Settings Largely Unchanged In New Budget
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
30 June, 2017
Gibraltar's recent 2017 Budget delivered few tax changes, with income tax reduced slightly for low-income earners, a handful of changes to import duty rates, and hikes to tobacco and diesel taxation.
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Guernsey Says Tax Reform Inevitable
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
23 May, 2017
Guernsey's Chief Minister, Gavin St Pier, has reiterated his Government's commitment to tax reform in a recent statement to the island's legislature.
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Guernsey Hikes Social Security Contribution Rates
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
03 January, 2017
Guernsey's Government has reminded islanders that from January 2017 social security contribution rates increased by 0.5 percent for self-employed and non-employed persons.
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