Tax
Record year for French firms signing up to share buyback scheme. Why was that?
Business
29.04.2024
Record year for French firms signing up to share buyback scheme. Why was that?
Heavy-weight French companies with very large profits spent a record €33 billion last year buying back their shares from shareholders. …
‘No to tickets, yes to services and housing’: Venetians protest €5 tourist entry fee
World
26.04.2024
‘No to tickets, yes to services and housing’: Venetians protest €5 tourist entry fee
Venice residents have rallied against a day-tripper fee for visitors, implemented to combat excess tourism. Protesters argue that the fee…
‘A good start’: Germany, Spain and France propose billionaire tax to help tackle climate crisis
Green
25.04.2024
‘A good start’: Germany, Spain and France propose billionaire tax to help tackle climate crisis
Leaders from Germany and Spain are calling for a global tax on billionaires to help tackle the costs of the…
Venice entry fee launches: Day-trippers now have to pay to visit the Italian city at peak times
Travel
25.04.2024
Venice entry fee launches: Day-trippers now have to pay to visit the Italian city at peak times
Last November, Venice authorities unveiled a pilot program for their long-mooted plan to charge day-trippers to visit the city. Today…
Venice starts fining tourists who skip entrance fee to historic centre
Travel
25.04.2024
Venice starts fining tourists who skip entrance fee to historic centre
Visitors to Venice who fail to pay the entry fee to the historic city centre will face fines starting at…
The ‘pink tax’: Why are women and men treated differently when it comes to sales?
Business
23.04.2024
The ‘pink tax’: Why are women and men treated differently when it comes to sales?
The «pink tax» is not a legal tax, but rather a surcharge or markup on products traditionally marketed towards women,…
Belgium issues ultimatum over energy tax reform
Green
22.04.2024
Belgium issues ultimatum over energy tax reform
Belgium has warned fellow member states that failure to agree this week to reform “technically obsolete” EU rules setting minimum…
‘An excess of tourism’: Lake Como to introduce daytripper fee to curb visitor numbers
Travel
19.04.2024
‘An excess of tourism’: Lake Como to introduce daytripper fee to curb visitor numbers
Lake Como is glitzy, glamorous and engulfed by tourism. The third largest lake in Italy, it sees as many as…
How can businesses spend smarter in the new tax year?
Business
18.04.2024
How can businesses spend smarter in the new tax year?
The 2023-2024 financial and tax year has just ended, with several businesses and investors still recovering from the flurry of…
‘An excess of tourism’: Lake Como to introduce daytripper fee to curb visitor numbers
Travel
16.04.2024
‘An excess of tourism’: Lake Como to introduce daytripper fee to curb visitor numbers
Lake Como is glitzy, glamorous and engulfed by tourism. The third largest lake in Italy, it sees as many as…