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MEPs Condemn ACTA Secrecy,
by Ulrika Lomas, for LawAndTax-News.com, Brussels Last updated 12 hours ago | Sunday, March 14, 2010

While supporting efforts to protect intellectual property rights through an international anti-counterfeiting agreement, Members of the European Parliament are insisting that they must be kept abreast of the negotiations and that data protection and privacy rights of citizens must be safeguarded. They would also rule out the introduction of a "three strikes" internet disconnection as a penalty for three online copyright infringements. [ FULL STORY ]

Australia Promised Full Debate On Tax Review, by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong Last updated 12 hours ago \| Sunday, March 14, 2010
Following indications that the Australian government was thinking of a delay to the release of the Henry tax review, the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has now confirmed that it will be issued in good time for a full debate on any proposed tax changes. [ FULL STORY ]

Germany Approves Liechtenstein TIEA, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels Last updated 12 hours ago \| Sunday, March 14, 2010
Germany’s Cabinet has recently approved a bill pertaining to the bilateral tax information exchange agreement with Liechtenstein. [ FULL STORY ]

15/03/2010 Jersey Riding Out Onshore Storm
15/03/2010 IRS Offers Help To Struggling Taxpayers
15/03/2010 Malaysia Not Cancelling GST
15/03/2010 UAE Completes VAT Study
15/03/2010 UK Budget To Hit The Rich
15/03/2010 Orascom Loses Algerian Tax Appeal
15/03/2010 Baucus Seeks Trade Preference Reform
15/03/2010 OECD Urges Fiscal Policy Shift
15/03/2010 BVI To Review Taxes And Fees
15/03/2010 Switzerland, Slovakia Initial Revised DTA
12/03/2010 Swiss-German Tax Talks Resume
12/03/2010 MEPs Push EU Tobin Tax
12/03/2010 French 'Super Authority' Launches
12/03/2010 Bahamas Achieves White-Listing
12/03/2010 US Senate Approves Tax Extenders Bill
12/03/2010 Faster Patents For UK And Japan
12/03/2010 Amazon Retaliates Against Colorado
12/03/2010 Bahrain And UK Sign DTA
12/03/2010 OECD Praises Portugal's Fiscal Plan
12/03/2010 Belgium's Kilometer Tax Opposed
12/03/2010 Australia And Chile Sign DTA
12/03/2010 Norway Urged To Revise Fiscal Policy
12/03/2010 Tax Relief For California Storm Victims
11/03/2010 UK Budget Date Announced
11/03/2010 Swiss Financial Centre Plan Unveiled
11/03/2010 UK And US To Reduce Patent Backlogs
11/03/2010 Austria's U-Turn On Tax Hikes

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