Indirect Taxation

                   

Spending less on gas has collateral benefits

honoluluadvertiser.com     Jul 18, 2008          

Recent data show a double-digit drop in gasoline sales in Hawai'i. It's an encouraging sign, even if borne out of necessity rather than choice. Tax collection data analyzed by The Advertiser show that Hawai'i motorists used...                    

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Warming efforts, road needs seen as clashing: Officials say curbing of climate change may cut...

tmcnet.com     Jul 18, 2008          

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 18--Initiatives to blunt climate change could clash with efforts to meet Virginia's transportation needs. "There is a tension between the goals of mobility, accessibility and economic...                    

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Indiana ends fiscal year with balanced budget (AP)

yahoo.com     Jul 17, 2008   9 related          

Indiana's state government ended the last fiscal year with its third consecutive balanced budget and a bigger surplus at a time when many states are making major spending cuts or considering tax increases to deal with deficits.                    

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McCain renews call for gas-tax holiday at Union Station campaign stop

kansascity.com     Jul 18, 2008   93 related          

By DAVE HELLING and SCOTT CANON Sen. John McCain on Thursday renewed his call for a “brief” gas tax holiday — and quickly ran into a political fender-bender with his new Missouri campaign chairman, Sen. Kit Bond. Bond,...                    

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Darling ditches fuel tax hike

forecourttrader.co.uk     Jul 18, 2008          

The government has postponed the planned 2p a litre rise in fuel duty - due to come into force in October. The move, announced by the Chancellor Alistair Darling, is the second delay to the planned rise. The government...                    

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Karnataka hikes tax to check alarming rise in vehicles

indiaenews.com     Jul 17, 2008   4 related          

In what may be the first of its kind initiative in the country, the Karnataka government Thursday decided to hike lifetime tax on vehicles to slow down the alarming rate at which personalised vehicles were being added every...                    

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Supporting a tobacco tax hike

japantimes.co.jp     Jul 17, 2008          

Regarding the July 11 article "Lawmakers seeks sweet spot in tobacco tax debate": I support the tobacco tax hike. Many countries and localities have already traveled this path and their examples show clearly that increased...                    

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25% tax on aviation fuel

hindu.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Budget proposal dropped as airlines have not cut fares Recast of system for appeals against tax assessment THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac told the Assembly on Thursday that the government proposed to...                    

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Continental Airlines Announces Second Quarter Loss (PR Newswire)

yahoo.com     Jul 17, 2008   36 related          

Thursday July 17, 6:16 am ET Record fuel prices hurt results for quarter HOUSTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Announcing capacity reductions beginning in September 2008, which Continental expects will result in a...                    

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Simple Talk on Money Issues--McCain vs. Obama

thelibertysphere.blogspot.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Here are the facts, folks...simple talk on money issues and how the two Presidential candidates' proposals will effect you in your pocketbook.Here are the proposals, side by side, McCain vs. Obama. On the basis of these facts...                    

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