The wax is melting. Like Margaret Thatcher before him, Salmond's downfall will date from the day he began to meddle with Scottish taxes. On Wednesday Salmond rose in the Scottish parliament and proposed a "local" income...
The removal of a property tax-cutting amendment from Florida's ballot left Gov. Charlie Crist disappointed Thursday, but he said he wants to deal with a series of hurricanes threatening the state before deciding his next...
Milwaukee County voters will be asked on their Nov. 4 ballots whether the local sales tax should be raised by a penny on the dollar, thanks to the County Board’s action Thursday to override a veto by County Executive Scott...
The Income Tax Department has put real estate firms, who developed housing projects for low- and medium-income groups, under the scrutiny for wrongful tax exemption claims. Under section 80IB(10) of the Income Tax Act,...
Hoosiers will vote on eliminating posts That's the message from Jeffersonville Township Assessor Vicki Conlin regarding the Nov. 4 referendum asking voters to decide whether to eliminate her job. The referendum question...
So unpopular is the council tax in Scotland that in some polls, 88% of people want it abolished. The abolition of the council tax, and the introduction of local income tax – LIT – was one of the SNP's keynote and most...
Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA-' rating to New York City, NY's (the city) $790 million general obligation (GO) bonds fiscal 2009 series B, consisting of the following: --$700 million subseries B-1 tax-exempt bonds;...
By Michael H. Samuels Thursday, September 4, 2008 04:52 PM EDT Long Island is first on the governor's list to hold another round of statewide hearings regarding a potential property tax cap. The hearings will begin 12:30...
This is part of one woman's opinion.Sarah campaigned in Wasilla as a fiscal conservative. During her 6 years as Mayor, she increased general government expenditures by over 33%. During those same 6 years the amount of...
Despite the downturn in property values countywide, MiraCosta College is expected to have enough money to add instructors and give pay raises in the fiscal year that began July 1. That will help cover the costs of hiring...