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Taxpayers turn to online returns
2016-02-01 13:32:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A record 89% of self-assessment taxpayers who filed their return by Sunday's deadline did so online, as many turn their back on paper filing.
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HMRC 'still failing UK taxpayers'
2015-11-04 01:11:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Public Accounts Committee says Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is 'still failing UK taxpayers'.
NZ FGC, Taxpayers' Union cheer obesity package
2015-10-19 09:16:36| Beverages - Topix.net
The NZ Food and Grocery Council and the Taxpayers' Union have welcomed the government's announcement of 22 initiatives aimed at tackling obesity in young people, which focusses on education, health checks and physical activity, rather than taxing unhealthy foods. The food industry had argued against any sort of levy of foods high in sugar, fat or salt.
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EPAa s fondness for high-end furniture costs taxpayers $92 million
2015-09-25 02:47:08| Furniture - Topix.net
The federal agency that has the job of protecting the environment doesn't seem to have too much concern for trees, at least the ones cut down to make furniture. The Environmental Protection Agency over the past decade has spent a whopping $92.4 million to purchase, rent, install and store office furniture ranging from fancy hickory chairs and a hexagonal wooden table, worth thousands of dollars each, to a simple drawer to store pencils that cost $813.57.
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Taxpayers lose billions to coal subsidies
2015-09-17 20:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Attention taxpayers: Your hard-earned cash is going into some very deep pockets. A new report reveals that American taxpayers spend billions annually on subsidies for coal, including tax breaks, government-funded infrastructure, and inexpensive leases on land. From The Guardian: The research examined the subsidies given to coal production in the USs largest coal field, the Powder River Basin, and found they totalled $2.9bn (1.9bn) a year. This equates to $8 per tonne, almost 25% of the...
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