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Beverage industry opposes softdrinks tax
2014-12-09 08:11:01| Beverages - Topix.net
The country's biggest beverage companies are opposing a measure seeking to impose new taxes on softdrinks and carbonated drinks. In a statement, the Beverage Industry Association of the Philippines debunked claims of the bill's proponents that the softdrinks tax would generate additional tax revenues for the government.
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A national soda tax is needed to reduce obesity and save lives
2014-12-09 00:51:43| Beverages - Topix.net
Bottles of Coca-Cola sit on a supermarket shelf in Princeton, Ill. A recent study found that sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks, fruit drinks and other sugary drinks accounted for nearly half of added sugars in U.S. diets.
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Over realtor objections, Stamford passed a tax hike on $1 million home sales
2014-12-08 23:57:58| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Stamford Board of Representatives has approved ' in an 18-12 vote last week ' a hike in the municipal conveyance tax that property owners must pay to the city in transferring buildings and land valued at more than $1 million. Mayor David Martin had submitted the proposal in early August, with the Board of Representatives holding a public hearing on Sept.
House Passes Tax Extenders
2014-12-08 16:58:00| National Hog Farmer
P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The House of Representatives, in a strong bipartisan vote (378-16), extended a number of tax provisions that had expired last December. The package of tax extenders covers calendar year 2014. read more
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Bring on carbon tax, says oilsands labour
2014-12-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tyee: By the end of this month, Alberta will say whether it plans to make its climate laws stronger. The timing is terrible, according to Alberta Premier Jim Prentice. The recent oil price drop means "it's time for caution." Even a small increase to the modest carbon tax Alberta enacted in 2007 can cause "immediate" impacts to investment and jobs, he warns. You might expect the top labour leader in a province of oil and gas workers to agree. But Gil McGowan called warnings like that "a load of bunk."...
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