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House backs symbolic measures to oppose oil fee, carbon tax
2016-06-10 14:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Reinforcing its opposition to President Barack Obama's environmental agenda, the Republican-controlled House on Friday approved symbolic measures declaring hostility to two liberal ideas on fossil fuels. One measure disapproves of Obama's call for a $10-per-barrel fee on crude oil, while the other preemptively opposes a plan Obama has never advanced: a "carbon tax" on emissions from fossil fuels such as oil and coal. The House approved the oil-fee measure Friday on a 253-144 vote. Lawmakers...
This week in soft drinks & bottled water, featuring Philadelphia's sugar tax, the end of Keurig Kold and upbeat bottled water in the US
2016-06-10 12:56:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Here's a round-up of this week's top stories in the global soft drinks & bottled water categories. We also have similar round-ups for beer & cider and spirits & wine.
EU court rules against Spanish digital copy tax
2016-06-10 08:41:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) has once again ruled against the digital levy imposed by Spain to compensate copyright owners for private copies. Although the previous tax on digital reproduction devices and supports was annulled by the Spanish government in 2012, to be replaced by a system whereby copyright holders received "fair compensation" direct from public budgets, the ECJ has now ruled the system to be contrary to EU law because it fails to distinguish between private citizens and businesses. The scheme does not "guarantee that the cost of the fair compensation is ultimately borne by the users of private copies," said the ECJ in its ruling. Spain's Supreme Court had asked the ECJ for its opinion after intellectual property rights collecting societies asked for the Spanish system to be abolished.
Philadelphia set to approve sugar tax next week
2016-06-09 18:09:04| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
The US city of Philadelphia is poised to introduce a per-ounce tax on full-sugared and artificially-sweetened soft drinks.
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Bangladesh RMG sector opposes source tax hike
2016-06-07 16:45:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Bangladesh's apparel and textile industry has urged the country's government not to raise the tax deducted at source in the clothing sector arguing it could have a negative impact.
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