Tag Archives | Tax

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave

    On the question of the inheritance tax

    The neoliberal years, it is generally agreed, have seen a sharp widening of income and wealth inequalities; in India it has even caused an increase in the extent of absolute deprivation.

  • The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

    Tax-free day for the ultra-wealthy

    New data show the wealthiest Americans have stashed $2 trillion in offshore tax havens, as the government relaxes efforts to combat tax evasion.

  • Powerful states push tax race to the bottom

    Powerful states push tax race to the bottom

    Last week, the largest rich countries, home to most major transnational corporations (TNCs), agreed to a global minimum corporate income tax (GMCIT) rate. But the low rate proposed and other features will deprive developing countries of their just due yet again.