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UK finance minister dampens down hopes of tax cuts as election looms
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UK finance minister dampens down hopes of tax cuts as election looms

LONDON: British finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Sunday talked down the likelihood of tax cuts in this week’s budget, pledging “prudent and responsible” measures “for…

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New Northern Ireland government calls for increased funding from London | World News
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New Northern Ireland government calls for increased funding from London | World News

BELFAST: Northern Ireland’s new power-sharing executive called on the British government on Monday to boost its offer to ease the region’s strained budget beyond the…

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Simplify these procedures for individual income tax payers in Interim Budget 2024: CII - Interim Budget 2024
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Simplify these procedures for individual income tax payers in Interim Budget 2024: CII – Interim Budget 2024

The suggested categories of payments could be as follows:Salary: TDS rate at Normal slab ratesLotteries and horse race winnings: TDS rate at 30%All other payments:…

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Extend last date to file revised ITR for foreign tax credit in Budget 2024: View
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Extend last date to file revised ITR for foreign tax credit in Budget 2024: View

Tax laws require taxpayers to file income tax returns (ITR) declaring their accurate income to tax. If there is any error or omission in the…

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TDS at 1% pushing crypto investors to grey market: Will Budget 2024 reconsider it?
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TDS at 1% pushing crypto investors to grey market: Will Budget 2024 reconsider it?

Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) such as crypto, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) are encrypted digital holdings on blockchain. Chainalysis’ ‘Global Crypto Adoption Index’ (2023) also suggests that…

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Taxes: Swedish govt to pause inflation-linked hike in state taxes in budget
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Taxes: Swedish govt to pause inflation-linked hike in state taxes in budget

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s government will pause an automatic hike in the threshold for paying state taxes this year, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson told the Dagens Nyheter,…

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Imf: Pakistan passes revised budget to get IMF lifeline
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Imf: Pakistan passes revised budget to get IMF lifeline

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament Sunday approved the budget for the new fiscal year starting next month, a day after the government made several changes to meet…

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Fuel suppliers fight shy of cash-starved Pakistan
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Fuel suppliers fight shy of cash-starved Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has failed to buy LNG from international markets in its first attempt in around a year as suppliers have not responded to the…

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budget: Finmin meets secretaries over budget capex
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budget: Finmin meets secretaries over budget capex

New Delhi: Secretaries and senior officials from across ministries met on June 17 to discuss ways to fast-track rollout of projects and to draw up…

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IMF raises issues with Pakistan's FY23-24 budget; calls it 'missed opportunity'
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IMF raises issues with Pakistan’s FY23-24 budget; calls it ‘missed opportunity’

ISLAMABAD: The IMF has raised several issues in Pakistan‘s budget for the fiscal year 2023-24, calling it a “missed opportunity” but expressed its readiness to…

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