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 In
May the Isle of Man and its finance sector won the annual International
Investment Award for Best International Finance Centre for the
eighth time in nine years. |
 A
bill that would create a list of foreign tax havens, and give
the US Treasury Department new tools to impose sanctions on them,
as set off an intensive lobbying push by locales that don't want
to be named in the legislation. |
 For
much of the last decade, Massachusetts Democrat Richard Neal has
banged away at proposals for vast tax increases on "offshore
affilitaed reinsurance" --coverage that insurance companies
purchase from their own non-U.S. subsidiaries. |
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The Prime Minister of Finland admits that the goal of anti-tax
competition schemes is to enable higher taxes.
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This report from the Institut Constant de Rebecque in Switzerland
creates a Tax Oppression Index based on three key variables: the
overall tax burden, public governance, and taxpayer rights.
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The US government is stepping up its enforcement and monitoring
of foreign holdings by US taxpayers.
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| Culture and Lifestyle |
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 Classical
performances take cener stage at the annual The Erzgebirge Early
Music Festival. |
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Pink Night July 1st - 4th 2009 - Rimini turns pink for one
night as thousands of lights, fireworks and merchandise for revellers
paint the town pink.
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Toronto
Ribfest June 26th - July 1st 2009 - Live music, arts and crafts,
rides for the kids and fireworks. Over 100,000 visitors each year
come to Toronto's Ribfest.
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Palio
of Siena July 2nd, 2009 - For the Sienesi, the Palio horse-race
around the Piazza del Campo is a matter of life and death.
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