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Toll Tax Hiked On Jaipur-Delhi Highway, New Rates Take Effect
Travelling on major highways around Jaipur has become costlier after NHAI increased toll rates at key plazas, including Manoharpur and Shahjahanpur.
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Will Windfall Tax Hike On Aviation Fuel Fom ₹29.5 To ₹42 Per Litre Make Flying Costlier For Travellers?
Government's windfall tax hike on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and other fuels is expected to have an impact on India's aviation sector.
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BJP Attacks Himachal Government Over Entry Tax Hike, Chief Minister Responds
Responding to the controversy, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu assured that the government will take a "rational decision" on the matter.
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India's Largest Cigarette Maker ITC Plunges 10% After Tobacco Tax Hike
Shares of ITC Ltd. plunged the most in nearly six years after a higher levy on tobacco products by the government fueled concerns about its impact on Indias largest cigarette maker.
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13 Killed In Kenya's Anti-Tax Protests, Military Deployed
The death count from protests in Kenya has climbed to 13, an official from the main doctors' association told AFP Wednesday, after anti-tax hike rallies turned violent and police opened fire at demonstrators who ransacked parliament.
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200 Injured, 100 Arrested As Kenya Tax Protests Turn Violent
At least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in Thursday's nationwide protests against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes, an alliance of rights groups said.
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Petrol, Diesel To Get Costlier In Karnataka After Hike In Sales Tax On Fuel
Karnataka government on Saturday hiked sales tax on fuel which will make petrol and diesel costlier.
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"Asking Everyone For Sacrifices": UK To Hike Taxes In Thursday's Budget
Britain will on Thursday hike taxes and slash public spending in a government budget signalling a return to austerity despite millions suffering a cost-of-living crisis in an economy facing recession.
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BJP In West Bengal Threatens Protest If Fuel Tax Not Cut Within 15 Days
The BJP on Thursday threatened to go on an agitation if the West Bengal government does not cut taxes on fuel in the next 15 days.
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BJP Holds Protest Across Tamil Nadu Over Property Tax Hike
The BJP held a protest across Tamil Nadu on Friday against the property tax hike by the state government. Chief Minister M K Stalin has said his DMK government was constrained to revise the property tax to ensure funds flow to civic bodies so the ne
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UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak Extends Covid Rescue Plan, Companies To Pay More Tax
Finance minister Rishi Sunak announced a costly extension of his emergency aid programmes to see Britain's economy through its current coronavirus lockdown, but announced a tax hike for many businesses as he began to focus on fixing the public finances.
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Fuel Pump Owners In Punjab To Shut Shops On July 29 To Protest Against High Tax Rates
Fuel pump owners in Punjab on Sunday said they will keep their petrol pumps shut on July 29 in protest against the high rate of taxes on petrol and diesel that is adversely affecting their business. Paramjit Singh, president of the Petrol Pump Dealers Association, said the fuel in Punjab is costlier than in Chandigarh and Haryana because of dispari...
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Japan's Shinzo Abe May Leave Tax Hike To Next Prime Minister: Reports
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to push back his debt-loaded country's next tax hike for two and a half years, when he will likely have left office, reports said on Sunday.
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Bihar Levies Tax on Samosa: Govt. to Impose 13.5% Tax on Luxury Items
Decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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Latvian PM Laimdota Straujuma Resigns, Says Need For 'New Ideas'
Latvia's Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma announced her resignation today after less than two years in office, saying there was a need for "new ideas" following serious infighting within her centre-right party.
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Toll Tax Hiked On Jaipur-Delhi Highway, New Rates Take Effect
Travelling on major highways around Jaipur has become costlier after NHAI increased toll rates at key plazas, including Manoharpur and Shahjahanpur.
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Will Windfall Tax Hike On Aviation Fuel Fom ₹29.5 To ₹42 Per Litre Make Flying Costlier For Travellers?
Government's windfall tax hike on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and other fuels is expected to have an impact on India's aviation sector.
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BJP Attacks Himachal Government Over Entry Tax Hike, Chief Minister Responds
Responding to the controversy, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu assured that the government will take a "rational decision" on the matter.
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India's Largest Cigarette Maker ITC Plunges 10% After Tobacco Tax Hike
Shares of ITC Ltd. plunged the most in nearly six years after a higher levy on tobacco products by the government fueled concerns about its impact on Indias largest cigarette maker.
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13 Killed In Kenya's Anti-Tax Protests, Military Deployed
The death count from protests in Kenya has climbed to 13, an official from the main doctors' association told AFP Wednesday, after anti-tax hike rallies turned violent and police opened fire at demonstrators who ransacked parliament.
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200 Injured, 100 Arrested As Kenya Tax Protests Turn Violent
At least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in Thursday's nationwide protests against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes, an alliance of rights groups said.
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Petrol, Diesel To Get Costlier In Karnataka After Hike In Sales Tax On Fuel
Karnataka government on Saturday hiked sales tax on fuel which will make petrol and diesel costlier.
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"Asking Everyone For Sacrifices": UK To Hike Taxes In Thursday's Budget
Britain will on Thursday hike taxes and slash public spending in a government budget signalling a return to austerity despite millions suffering a cost-of-living crisis in an economy facing recession.
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BJP In West Bengal Threatens Protest If Fuel Tax Not Cut Within 15 Days
The BJP on Thursday threatened to go on an agitation if the West Bengal government does not cut taxes on fuel in the next 15 days.
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BJP Holds Protest Across Tamil Nadu Over Property Tax Hike
The BJP held a protest across Tamil Nadu on Friday against the property tax hike by the state government. Chief Minister M K Stalin has said his DMK government was constrained to revise the property tax to ensure funds flow to civic bodies so the ne
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UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak Extends Covid Rescue Plan, Companies To Pay More Tax
Finance minister Rishi Sunak announced a costly extension of his emergency aid programmes to see Britain's economy through its current coronavirus lockdown, but announced a tax hike for many businesses as he began to focus on fixing the public finances.
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Fuel Pump Owners In Punjab To Shut Shops On July 29 To Protest Against High Tax Rates
Fuel pump owners in Punjab on Sunday said they will keep their petrol pumps shut on July 29 in protest against the high rate of taxes on petrol and diesel that is adversely affecting their business. Paramjit Singh, president of the Petrol Pump Dealers Association, said the fuel in Punjab is costlier than in Chandigarh and Haryana because of dispari...
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Japan's Shinzo Abe May Leave Tax Hike To Next Prime Minister: Reports
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to push back his debt-loaded country's next tax hike for two and a half years, when he will likely have left office, reports said on Sunday.
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Bihar Levies Tax on Samosa: Govt. to Impose 13.5% Tax on Luxury Items
Decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
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Latvian PM Laimdota Straujuma Resigns, Says Need For 'New Ideas'
Latvia's Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma announced her resignation today after less than two years in office, saying there was a need for "new ideas" following serious infighting within her centre-right party.
