Kamala Harris picks Minnesota's Tim Walz for vice president
Tim Walz has pushed a progressive agenda that includes free school meals, goals for tackling climate change, tax cuts for the middle class.
Wed Aug 07 2024
Sri Lanka flags return to growth, protesters demand tax cuts
Doctors and university teachers working at state-run hospitals and universities started a 24-hour strike, warning of longer strikes.
Thu Feb 09 2023
Former British premier Liz Truss: I was never given a chance
Former British PM Liz Truss has said she was never given a "realistic chance" to implement her radical tax-cutting agenda by her party and by a "powerful economic establishment".
Sun Feb 05 2023
Biden calls UK PM Truss' tax cut plan a 'mistake'
US President Joe Biden says British Prime Minister Liz Truss's controversial tax-cutting programme was a mistake.
Sun Oct 16 2022
Tax cuts to help ease cost of doing business for MSMEs - ACCCIM
The tax cuts for MSMEs next year will help ease their cost of doing business, ACCCIM president Tan Sri Low Kian Chuan said.
Sat Oct 08 2022
Tax cuts will boost economy, provide multiplier impact - Tengku Zafrul
Tengku Zafrul acknowledged that the tax cuts announced in Budget 2023 would impact the government's revenue but believes that it would give a positive multiplier effect on the country's economy.
Fri Oct 07 2022
Liz Truss vows tax cuts after winning vote to be next British PM
Truss takes over as the country faces a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest, a recession and war in Europe, where Britain has been a leading backer of Ukraine.
Mon Sep 05 2022
New UK prime minister to be announced on Sept. 5 as tax dominates contest
The issue of tax cuts becomes the central battle in the race with nearly all of the candidates promising to cut business or personal taxes.
Tue Jul 12 2022
Tengku Zafrul tells MSMEs to utilise business tax cuts
Finance Minister Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has called on entrepreneurs to utilise the business tax cuts provided for in Budget 2022.
Thu Apr 14 2022
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's fiction in his goodbye to Washington
In his final remarks as president, Trump tried to take credit for accomplishments of his predecessor and even those to come under President Joe Biden.
Wed Jan 20 2021
Forty Sen Tax To Curb The Sugar Rush
Will the implementation of a sugar tax cut down our consumption of sweet sodas? We speak to Luca De Nard, Managing Director of Nielsen Malaysia.
Mon Jul 01 2019
Asia FX bulls add to bets; long ringgit positions at 19-month high
The task of passing the Senate tax bill may have just gotten harder with lawmakers inserting a repeal of the Obamacare personal mandate provisions.
Thu Nov 16 2017
Trump tax cut to be biggest of all time, Treasury chief says
The White House's proposal to overhaul the tax code would lead to the biggest tax cut in American history, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
Wed Apr 26 2017
Govt may bring forward corporate tax cut to 2015 - analysts
Most economists predict that the government will accelerate the effective date of corporate tax reduction during the upcoming Budget 2015 tabling scheduled on Oct 10.
Wed Oct 01 2014
Ministry accountable for every cent spent
Youth and Sports Ministry to become a model ministry practising prudent spending
Wed Nov 27 2013
ISIS Malaysia's perspective of Budget 2025
An excellent rakyat-centric budget under the overarching principle of a caring and humane economy.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Record increase in STR, SARA aid initiatives
The government will provide a significant boost to the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) initiatives next year.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: EPF contributions to be made mandatory for foreign workers – PM Anwar
The government plans to make it compulsory for all non-citizen workers to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
Fri Oct 18 2024
What policies to expect from Indonesia's new President Prabowo
Prabowo will be open to foreign investment, his aide has said, such as by offering investors management of airports and sea ports.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Govt allocates RM470 mil to empower women's participation in PMKS
The Women's Leadership Apprenticeship Program will be intensified as an effort to produce more female corporate personalities.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Israel sends more troops into north Gaza, deepens raid
Residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp, using heavy air and ground fire.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Indonesia ramps up security ahead of Prabowo's inauguration
Prabowo Subianto will be sworn in as Indonesia's president on Sunday with Vice President-elect, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, also taking office.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Immediate allocation of RM150 mil for local authorities, DID to tackle flash floods
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this allocation is intended to address the recent flash floods that hit the capital and several major towns.
Fri Oct 18 2024
Budget 2025: Sabah, Sarawak to continue receiving among highest allocations - PM
Sabah and Sarawak continues to be prioritised under Budget 2025, with allocations of RM6.7 billion and RM5.9 billion respectively.
Fri Oct 18 2024
NFOF will be operational in November 2024 with funding of RM1 bil
PM Anwar Ibrahim said NFOF will support venture capital fund managers to invest in startup companies with RM300 million set aside for 2025.
Fri Oct 18 2024