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Londoners in effect get £3bn a year subsidy because structure of council tax biased against north, says thinktankLondoners get a property tax discount equivalent to more…

The high cost of weight-loss medication is a “regressive tax on being thin” because the outlay outweighs any saving on food costs for all but the…

Donald Trump has threatened to place a 100% import tariff on any European country that imposes a tax on digital services from US companies.Writing on Truth…

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In a dimly lit television studio, one of Hungary’s richest men is on the verge of tears. It is early May, weeks after the general election…

Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to…

Soul-searching within the Democratic party is to be expected after its loss in the 2024 election. Donald Trump’s edge over Kamala Harris in voters’ perceptions of…

The phrase “tax the rich” can be “just as hateful as some disgusting racial slurs”, according to the New York City billionaire Steve Roth, who said…

Governments in Europe should impose much higher taxes on alcohol and unhealthy food to tackle the continent’s 284,000 deaths a year from liver disease, experts say.Taxes…

Donald Trump has threatened to impose “a big tariff” on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US technology companies.The digital…