Signals coming from Trumpland could hardly be worse for Ireland – The Irish Times

For years we have heard warnings about Ireland’s exposure to foreign direct investment. They have often seemed a bit academic as jobs and the tax receipts just kept flowing. Through a mixture of strategy and luck, Ireland cashed in. Corporate tax revenues have been so strong that they became the definition of an embarrassment of … Read more

Irish-based pharma firms in the firing line as Trump takes aim at imports from EU countries

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Industry Ministry Proposes New Subsidy Scheme for Electric Motorcycles in 2025

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Ministry of Industry said it has proposed a new subsidy scheme for electric motorcycles in 2025, as confirmed by the Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment, and Electronics Industries, Setia Diarta. “The scheme will likely be different this year—no longer through subsidies but incentives,” he said on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. … Read more

Vulnerable Kids Face Insurmountable Stress and Mental Illness Crisis in the UK

High Court to Hear Case Against Labour’s‍ VAT ​on Private Schools as Parents ‌Warn of “insurmountable Stress” for SEN ⁤Children The high Court ‌is set to hear a landmark case challenging the government’s decision to impose ⁤a 20% ​ VAT on private school‌ fees,a ‌policy that critics argue will disproportionately ‍harm children with special educational⁤ … Read more

House member of PDIP reported to ethics council – Politics

ouse of Representatives member Rieke Diah Pitaloka from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has been reported to the ethics council (MKD) for allegedly creating social media content encouraging people to reject the value added tax (VAT) increase to 12 percent on Jan. 1. Rieke was reported by an individual, Alfadjri Aditia Prayoga, on … Read more

Jokowi Backs VAT Hike to 12 Percent Despite Public Outcry

Solo. Former President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has voiced support for the government’s decision to raise the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12 percent, despite public opposition. “The government must have already conducted calculations and considerations regarding the concerns raised by the public,” Jokowi said on Friday in Solo, Central Java. The VAT hike, … Read more

Indonesian Police Deploying 820 Officers to Secure Protest Against VAT Hike to 12% in Front of State Palace

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police have deployed at least 820 combined personnel to secure a protest against the 12-percent VAT hike at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta. They will be stationed at several points around the Horse Statue Roundabout near Monas and in front of the Presidential Palace. The personnel include members of the … Read more

99,000 People Sign Petition Urging Prabowo to Cancel the 12 Percent VAT

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A total of 99,098 people have signed a petition addressed to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to cancel the 12 percent increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the change.org page. As seen by Tempo on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 10:11 WIB (Western Indonesian Time), a total of 43,652 people have signed the petition … Read more