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
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024