Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 10-Oct-2011

Canada Canada To Implement 2011 Budget Canadian Minister for Finance, Jim Flaherty on October 3 tabled in the House of Commons a motion to implement Budget 2011 tax measures. Economy-Boosting Bill Introduced In Canada As part of the ongoing Budget implementation process, the Canadian Finance Minister has introduced legislation designed to generate job creation and stimulate economic growth, with measures including a series of key new tax credits. China China Looks At Measures To Increase Imports In a speech to China’s Import Forum 2011 in Shanghai, Zhong Shan, the Deputy Minister of Commerce, said that the government is currently studying measures to encourage imports, so as to provide a re-balancing of the country’s foreign trade relationships. US Targets China With Proposed Trade Taxes The United States Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member, Orrin Hatch, has put forward an amendment to the bill currently being discussed that would unilaterally address the so-called continuing undervaluation of China’s currency by providing for the imposition of countervailing import duties. Hong Kong Plugs Its Legal Business Expertise Its reliable legal infrastructure is one of the main reasons for businesses to choose Hong Kong as a stepping stone into Mainland China and the rest of the Asia Pacific region, according to the Secretary for Justice, Wong Yan Lung, in a speech to business leaders at a recent luncheon during a visit to Paris. US Targets Chinese And Indian Subsidy Programmes United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced that the US has submitted information to the World Trade Organization identifying nearly 200 subsidy programmes that China has failed to notify, as well as 50 subsidy programmes India has not previously notified, as is required under its rules. EU India Leads Protest Against EU Carbon Tax On Airlines Strong protests have been made by 26 countries, led by India, against European Union plans to tax airlines on carbon emissions in its airspace. These concerns about the Emissions Trading Scheme were expressed at a meeting held in Delhi within the last few days. Opinion Divided On EU Transaction Tax Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has welcomed the proposal, put forward recently by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, for a Europe-wide tax on financial transactions from 2014. However, the German banking industry association has considerable doubts, from both a legal and a practical perspective, whether an approach of this kind can succeed. ACP States Risk Losing Duty-Free Access To EU The European Commission is proposing to amend the Market Access Regulation governing the trade conditions for certain developing countries that have negotiated, with the European Union, Economic Partnership Agreements which have yet to be signed and ratified. Japan Japanese Tax Panel Proposes Disaster Tax Relief A government tax panel has proposed new measures to provide tax relief for individuals and companies that were affected by the earthquake and tsunami in north-east Japan earlier this year, as well as for those that create jobs or make investments in the region. UK UK To Discuss 'Radical' Tax Measures For Northern Ireland The UK government needs to look at radical measures to help revive Northern Ireland's economy, the secretary of state for the province has said, outlining plans for a ministerial working group to discuss the details of a potential corporate tax devolution. Osborne Rules Out UK Tax Cuts The UK will not borrow the money required to fund temporary tax cuts, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has said, arguing that abandoning the deficit reduction plan is not the solution to the country's economic problems. UK Could Introduce 'Fat Tax' A 'fat tax' is something the UK government will look at as it considers ways to tackle the country's problem with obesity, according to Prime Minister David Cameron. Switzerland, UK Seal Tax Deal Swiss Federal Councillor Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and UK Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury David Gauke recently signed a landmark tax agreement in London, concerning the taxation of UK investors’ income in Switzerland. US Reports Reject US Foreign Profits Tax Holiday Two new studies, from both sides of the political spectrum, have denied that, if a tax break for United States companies repatriating profits from their overseas operations was to be re-instated, additional investment and jobs would be created in the American economy. FAF Rejects 'Little GAAP' For US Private Companies A new body, with the authority to identify standards that require modification and to vote on specific proposed exceptions or modifications to United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for private companies, is the centrepiece of a plan released for public comment by the Financial Accounting Foundation.