Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 18-Mar-2013

China China Expands RMB Foreign Investor Program For Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Government has welcomed the recent promulgation of revised rules on the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor pilot scheme by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. China Develops Mainland-HK SEZ Zhang Ping, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission, has disclosed that the Chinese Government is continuing to implement the establishment of a special economic zone at Qianhai, in Shenzhen. UK UK Parliament To Debate Mansion Tax The UK's opposition Labour party has led a debate in the House of Commons on proposals for a mansion tax, but was not backed by the Liberal Democrats, from whom the policy had originated. UK Tax Breaks Stimulate Oil And Gas Industry Confidence A new report into the UK's oil and gas industry has found a "significant increase" in contractor confidence, and suggests that tax breaks brought in during 2012 may be the reason. Lords Express Concerns Over UK GAAR A group of UK lawmakers have called for the scope of the Government's flagship General Anti-Abuse Rule to be reviewed after five years, warning that that public perception of its likely impact needs to be corrected. Guernsey Commits To UK 'Son Of FATCA' Pact Guernsey is to engage with UK authorities towards the conclusion of a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act-style agreement, the island's Chief Minister Peter Harwood confirmed on March 14, 2013, explaining that the decision would reinforce Guernsey's commitment to tax transparency and its status as a leading and respected mainstream international financial center. UK Supreme Court Rules On VAT And Loyalty Card Operator The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the operator of a loyalty card scheme should be entitled to claim input tax against VAT service charges payable to businesses that redeem loyalty card points, in a split decision that rejects a preliminary ruling by the European Court of Justice. US Congress Reviews US Tax Incentives For Energy Technologies On March 13, the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on the United States' federal financial support, particularly tax preferences, for the development and production of fuels and energy technologies. KORUS FTA Increases South Korean Exports In the year since the South Korea-United States free trade agreement entered into force on March 15, 2012, South Korean exports to the US have increased, at the same time as its total imports have fallen. US Requests WTO Panel On Indonesian Import Restrictions United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced that the United States has requested the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to examine Indonesia’s trade-restrictive measures applied to horticultural products, animals and animal products. Otros temas Think Tank Outlines Canadian Budget Wish List The Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives has published its annual Alternative Federal Budget, recommending a new top personal income tax bracket, the closure of tax loopholes and the introduction of a withholding tax on tax havens. Otros temas Taiwan Could Halve Futures Transaction Tax Although no decision has yet been taken, the Ministry of Finance has proposed that Taiwan’s futures transaction tax should be halved from 0.004% to 0.002% in an attempt to increase futures trading volume on the country’s stock market.