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BY PAIDAMOYO MAZULU HISTORY repeats itself. This may sound an old cliché, but in Zimbabwe it happens with a certain regularity. The

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2019 record year for registration of new companies – Clarke

Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has revealed that 2019 recorded the most new companies being registered in Jamaica. Presenting data from the Companies Office of Jamaica, Clarke indicated that 3,822 companies were registered last year, up from 3,...

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Aged Care Funding Plans Seen As Inadequate In Australia – The Wilmington Journal

CANBERRA, Australia — Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg has promised a much-needed AU$ 10 billion-plus ($7.86 billion-plus) aged care package spread over four years in his third budget which will be announced on May 11. While larger [...]

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Uganda: Cover Story - Tough Budget

"Money consuming government agencies and departments/arms (like Parliament and others) have continued to receive lots of money than production facilitating MDAs - which are critical in creating jobs and related opportunities," says Ramathan Ggoobi, the senior economics lecturer at Makerere

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Eight parastatals in red - The Times Group Malawi

The country’s first ever audit report on statutory corporations has exposed glaring weaknesses in financial control and operations by government companies despite having boards of directors which are supposed to provide good governance oversight. The audit report in Malawi News possession was done

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Bolton businesses get more than 150m in bounce back loans

BUSINESSES in Bolton have obtained greater than 150m via one of many Authoritiess principal coronavirus mortgage schemes to assist struggling companies. Corporations in Boltons three parliamentary constituencies had obtained 5,848…

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Saturday operations for select tax offices

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says it will open select tax offices on Saturdays for the next few weeks to facilitate taxpayers as the end of the fiscal year draws closer. The participating offices are: * Montego Bay * Mandeville * St Andrew...

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Trump signs executive actions after stimulus talks break down on Capitol Hill | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump tried to assert executive power by signing four actions on coronavirus relief Saturday, one of which will provide as much as $400 in enhanced unemployment benefits after Democrats and the White House were unable to reach an agreement on a stimulus bill this week. But that

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Uganda: Govt Seeks Shs700b in Supplementary Budget

[Monitor] As government prepares the budget for the next financial year, it will need to appropriate funds to the most productive sectors of the economy placed in a chokehold by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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ZHRC fights in rights defenders’ corner – NewsDay Zimbabwe

BY PRAISEMORE SITHOLE THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHCR) has pleaded with government to provide a safe and secure operating environment for human rights defenders. The appeal, which came at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa is under global spotlight over gross human rights

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MPs now push for Sh11. 6m send-off package

MPs will get a Sh11.6 million send-off package at the end of each five-year term if proposals by Parliament’s pensions management committee are approved.

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Uganda: Tax Relief Measures in Response to COVID-19

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Statewide eviction moratorium extended through August; Pittsburgh’s revenue takes hit from pandemic | New Pittsburgh Courier

Continuing the county’s triple-digit case streak Wednesday, the Allegheny County Health Department [ACHD] announced 158 new COVID-19 infections and 12 new hospitalizations. No new deaths were announced. Thursday’s announcement brings the total case count to 4,367 infections, 196 deaths and 443 past

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India to Tax Money Sent Abroad – The Wilmington Journal

Indians depositing money abroad for education, travel or other purposes will now have to pay a tax on the amount of up to 5 percent. Analysts say the new tax, which the government initiated as [...]

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Freetown City Council starved of much needed funds to deliver public services

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Seychelles Losing Out On U.S.$28 Milllion in Unpaid Taxes, Auditor General Report Finds

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles hasn't been paid some $28 million in taxes it was owed as of 2018, a new report from the Auditor General shows.

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Uganda: Only 1 Million Ugandans Are Paying Taxes, Says Ura

[Monitor] Uganda Revenue Authority statistics reveal that only one million people in Uganda are paying taxes despite the large population engaged in economic activities.

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MPs challenged to rise above petty partisan politics to debate punitive taxes

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has challenged members of Parliament (MPs) to rise above petty party politics and introduce motions, including healthy debates, that should result into the scrapping off of the 16.5 percent value added tax (VAT) on essential

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Rwanda: How Tax Policy Can Help Develop Vaccine Manufacturing in Rwanda

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Kenya: Please Don't Touch Our Cash, Pensioners Say

In a separate memorandum to Parliament, a pensioner's lobby group says the removal of the pension tax exemption for retirees above 65 will make them receive significantly lower

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Online Rummy Claims It's Getting a Bad Deal Under Proposed Ban in India | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

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Success squatters given up to Monday to remove - Stabroek News

Persons who have been squatting at Success, on the East Coast of Demerara, have been given up to Monday to remove from the area. The article Success squatters given up to Monday to remove appeared first on Stabroek News.

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Kenya: New KRA App to Allow Tax Payment Through M-Pesa

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Tito Mboweni slapped with legal notice over 'bailout billions' for SAA

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New KRA app to allow tax payment through M-Pesa

Workers and businesses can file their returns and pay taxes through their mobile phones after the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) launched an app for accessing its services.

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Liberia: President Weah Issues Executive Order 103 to Stimulate Economic Growth

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Income tax, corporate tax and VAT unlikely to rise, despite crisis - TechCentral

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