Japan should avoid tax cuts and cash handouts as they could worsen the nation's already precarious fiscal conditions, International Monetary Fund spokesperson Julie Kozack said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/25/economy/imf-advice-tax-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #imf #japaneseeconomy #taxes #inflation #2025upperhouseelection
Prefectural governors have urged the central government to give top priority to measures against Japan's shrinking population, calling for a national campaign involving private companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/japan/politics/japan-governors-meet-population/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #localgovernment #population #taxes #consumptiontax #aomori #2025upperhouseelection
A reduction of Japan's consumption tax is not a given even after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition lost its majority in the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/21/economy/election-tax-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #japaneseeconomy #sanseito #dpp #cdp #yoshihikonoda #2025upperhouseelection #budgets #komeito
Amazon wants to rule the world
We love our customers.
Amazon only your data!
Booksellers work with ~ 25% margin,
Amazon wants 60% from the publishers.
We pay fees and taxes in our city, Amazon doesn't.
We have fair working conditions, Amazon doesn't. Why do people buy books from Amazon? We have fixed prices in Germany, whether in Munich, Buxtehude or on Amazon - new books cost the same!
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Business investors and wealthy Americans are among the biggest winners in U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax bill. Those hit the hardest by the sweeping package include elite universities and immigrants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/world/politics/trump-tax-bill-winners-losers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #congress #taxes
Once the darling of Japanese stock investors, department stores have lagged the recent broad market rally and could fall further behind as a strong yen dents tourist spending power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/03/economy/department-stores-shares-lag/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #departmentstores #japaneseeconomy #tourism #shopping #retailers #shopping #earthquakes #taxes
Japan’s tax revenues hit a record of around ¥75.2 trillion in the fiscal year ended March, but the windfall still left questions over how Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will fund his cash handouts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/economy/japan-record-tax-revenues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #taxes #debt #shigeruishiba
A consumption tax cut has entered the political conversation ahead of this month's Upper House election despite the Liberal Democratic Party opposing such a reduction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/economy/election-tax-cut-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #consumptiontax #taxes #ldp #japaneseeconomy #tariffs #sanseito #dpp #cdp #yoshihikonoda #2025upperhouseelection #budgets #komeito
Canada scrapped its digital services tax targeting U.S. technology firms late on Sunday, just hours before it was due to take effect, in a bid to advance stalled trade negotiations with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/30/economy/canada-digital-tax-us-trade-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #canada #markcarney #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #taxes
Trump and Senate leaders work overtime to secure votes for spending bill https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/world/politics/us-congress-trump-tax-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #congress #taxes #donaldtrump #budgets
Lets be clear; changes to tax laws do not 'force' the wealthy to leave the country.
The wealthy are choosing not to increase their contribution to the country they are (currently at least) living in.
Sure that is a choice they are free to make, but its their choice; no-one is forcing them into anything.
They already have enough money, so refusing to pay higher taxes is a choice about what they wish to support in their (for now) home country!
They are not victims!