Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 28-Mar-2011

China Hong Kong Looks At Gradual RMB Internationalization During a speech on the development of the renminbi market in Hong Kong at the China Economic Development Forum, the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, said that RMB internationalization represented the 'most exciting topic' in the development of Hong Kong’s financial markets. China Increases Rare Earth Taxes As part of a policy of protecting China’s natural resources, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation have announced that a tax will be imposed on the country’s production of rare earths. EU MEPs Adopt EU Single Work Permit Non-European Union workers are set to enjoy the same rights regarding working conditions as EU nationals, under the proposed ‘single permit’ law directive that has been adopted by the European Parliament. Japan Japan Concludes TIEA Talks With Jersey, IOM The Japanese government on March 18 announced agreements in principle with the Isle of Man and Jersey governments for the exchange of information pertaining to tax matters. UK UK Red Tape-Cutting Plan Announced Business will be freed from the burden of red tape under a package of sweeping reforms to regulation, the UK government announced on March 18. Osborne Unveils Pro-Business UK Budget Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has delivered a Budget of surprises and reforms, designed to accelerate the process of reforming the UK economy, and achieve a new model of sustainable and balanced growth, with a renewed emphasis on enterprise. US Camp Suggests 10% US Income Tax Cut Dave Camp, the Republican chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over all tax matters in the United States House of Representatives, has said that, while reform of the country’s tax system could take a long time, he is looking to reduce the top rate of both individual and corporate taxes to 25%. US Shown To Be More Reliant On Higher Earners Jan Schakowsky, a member of President Obama’s 18-member Fiscal Commission, has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives which would raise taxes on millionaires. But an analysis by the Tax Foundation suggests that the US already has the most progressive income tax system in the industrialized world. Cantor Calls For US Profit Repatriation Tax Break During remarks at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, the United States House of Representatives Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor has unveiled his ideas on corporate tax reform within a pro-growth economic plan. US Studies Road Funding With about 25% of the United States’ roads, which carry about 85% of all road traffic, being paid for by the federal government, the Congressional Budget Office has issued a study, prepared at the request of the Senate Budget Committee, which examines tax alternatives for that federal road funding. US Treasury Rejects Corporate Tax Holiday Michael Mundaca, the Assistant Treasury Secretary for Tax Policy, has attacked suggestions that a tax break could be considered for United States companies repatriating profits from their overseas operations, saying that it would only be possible in the context of broader corporate tax reform. Caribbean, Latin America Seek Closer US Trade Ties The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has taken the opportunity of the presence of US President, Barack Obama in Latin American nations to call for the commencement of trade negotiations between the two continents and the United States, noting that conditions are now right. Otros temas Report Argues For Lower Canadian Corporate Tax An increase in corporate tax rates would be the most costly way of raising government revenues in Canada, according to a new report. Otros temas Canadian Budget Keeps Taxes On Hold Canadian taxes are set to remain low as the government pursues a return to balanced budgets and focuses on securing the country's economic recovery, said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Budget day. Otros temas Canadian Budget May Trigger Election Canada's government has received a decidedly mixed response to its March 22 Budget, garnering support from business groups, but facing rejection from parliamentary rivals, who are now seeking to trigger a federal election.