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Several new taxes in budget, says Dar 12 May 08, 23:43 ET By Ihtasham ul Haque ISLAMABAD, May 12: The government was planning to levy new taxes, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said shortly before his party decided to ... more Taxes Steady 12 May 08, 23:30 ET The town council in another local community has been able to provide ratepayers with some positive news. Strathmore's CAO Dwight Standford says residential ... more CITY BUDGET Cigarette, Property Sale Taxes Might Rise 12 May 08, 23:26 ET By Nikita Stewart and David Nakamura The DC Council is poised to increase taxes on cigarettes and property transfers to make up a $35 million budget ... more Now Texas Is Wondering Why Amazon Doesn't Pay State Taxes 12 May 08, 21:32 ET Following New York's decision to change its laws to force Amazon.com to collect sales tax for New York-related transactions, other states are apparently ... more $1 Billion in Taxes & Fees 12 May 08, 21:02 ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Governor Tim Kaine says he will ask lawmakers to boost the titling tax on car sales and car registration fees statewide for road upkeep ... more FPCCI body demands cut in real estate taxes - The News 12 May 08, 20:56 ET By Faryal Najeeb KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Standing Committee on Housing and Construction Industry has ... more Easley Budget Seeks Taxes on Smokes, Alcohol 12 May 08, 19:47 ET By GARY D. ROBERTSON AP Writer RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Offering the last budget of his time in office, Gov. Mike Easley said Monday lawmakers should raise the ... more Texas tells Amazon: Don't mess with us on taxes 12 May 08, 19:15 ET By Nate Mook, BetaNews Texas is investigating Amazon.com to see whether the online retailer may owe four years of back sales tax for purchases made by ... more New Taxes May Help Pay Teachers 12 May 08, 18:29 ET Governor Mike Easley released his final state budget Monday and it's bound to cause some controversy. Included in the 21-and-a-half billion dollar budget is a proposal to hike cigarette and alcohol taxes in order to pay the state's public school teachers more money. more Easley seeking taxes on smokes, alcohol 12 May 08, 17:59 ET By GARY D. ROBERTSON AP Writer RALEIGH, NC — Offering the last budget of his time in office, Gov. Mike Easley said Monday lawmakers should raise the state's ... more Wrightsville Beach may increase property taxes 12 May 08, 17:38 ET The Board of Alderman will consider the increase when it reviews its budget Monday night. Wrightsville Beach is considering boosting its tax rate from 6.34 ... more Diesel Taxes Suspended in Georgia 12 May 08, 16:55 ET MACON, Ga. (AP) -- Governor Sonny Perdue has signed an executive order suspending the state sales tax on diesel sold for off-road uses, like farming. ... more Excise minister appeals to people to pay taxes 12 May 08, 16:55 ET AP of Pakistan KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Excise and Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla has appealed to people not to take out their vehicles on roads ... more In favor of $200 oil and high gas taxes 12 May 08, 16:26 ET Were the world price of oil to rise to a level close to $200, both demand and (with a lag) supply would respond. Oil trapped in sand and shale--a ... more Flaherty Offers Ontario's `Incentive' to Lower Taxes (Update1) 12 May 08, 16:08 ET By Alexandre Deslongchamps and Theophilos Argitis May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, after saying for months that Ontario's ... more $21.5B budget proposal taxes cigarettes, alcohol 3:45 PM 12 May 08, 15:57 ET By GARY D. ROBERTSON / AP RALEIGH, NC -- In the final budget of his eight years in office, Gov. Mike Easley proposed Monday to raise the state's taxes on ... more Govt notifies export taxes on steel, rice 12 May 08, 15:54 ET India has notified taxes on overseas sales of steel products and basmati rice to bolster domestic supplies and help curb the fastest inflation since 2005. ... more Proposed Colo., Fla. Rental Car Taxes Fail, Bucking Long Trend 12 May 08, 15:38 ET By Elissa Hunter MAY 12, 2008 -- Legislatures in two states earlier this month did not pass proposals that would have increased the amount of daily fees on ... more Governor Easley Proposes Raising Alcohol And Cigarette Taxes 12 May 08, 15:30 ET The proposed increase in Easley's final budget proposal will help pay for a raise in teacher salaries. Raleigh, NC -- In the final budget of his eight years ... more Govt notifies export taxes on steel 12 May 08, 15:27 ET India has notified taxes on overseas sales of steel products and basmati rice to bolster domestic supplies and help curb the fastest inflation since 2005. ... more Legislature to Rounds: Take back directive on blender-pump taxes 12 May 08, 14:59 ET PIERRE – The Legislature’s Executive Board jumped into the blender-pump flap this morning with a resolution telling Gov. Mike Rounds to rescind a memo on ... more Flaherty Offers Ontario's McGuinty `Incentive' to Lower Taxes 12 May 08, 14:39 ET By Alexandre Deslongchamps and Theophilos Argitis May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, after saying for months that Ontario's ... more UPDATE 2-Brazil to cut taxes, fund companies in export push 12 May 08, 14:35 ET By Mair Pena Neto and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO, May 12 (Reuters) - Brazil will deliver up to 21.4 billion reais ($12.74 billion) in tax breaks ... more Federal spending rising twice as fast as taxes 12 May 08, 14:21 ET By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Federal spending is rising more than twice as fast as receipts so far this fiscal year, ... more Easley calls for raising cigarette, alcohol taxes 12 May 08, 14:17 ET RALEIGH — Gov. Mike Easley wants to raise cigarette taxes to pay for teacher raises and alcohol taxes to fund mental health improvements. Easley released his budget proposals this morning in advance of the General Assembly's session that begins Tuesday. more ECONOMIC REPORT Federal spending rising twice as fast as taxes 12 May 08, 14:12 ET By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Federal spending is rising more than twice as fast as receipts so far this fiscal year, ... more 'They paid taxes all their lives' 12 May 08, 13:59 ET The social care system - which Gordon Brown has promised to reform in England - is complicated and varied. In Scotland, personal and nursing care is funded ... more NC governor seeks higher taxes on smokes 12 May 08, 13:59 ET RALEIGH, NC (AP) - In the final budget of his eight years in office, Gov. Mike Easley proposed Monday to raise the state's taxes on alcohol and cigarettes ... more Taxes on bidis should be increased: Report 12 May 08, 13:57 ET Identifying bidis as being the single most harmful tobacco product, a new report has suggested increasing the taxes on bidis to make them out of reach of the poor. more Detroit mayor's attorney owes taxes in Alabama 12 May 08, 13:54 ET AP • May 12, 2008 DETROIT -- One of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's private attorneys, who criticized the Wayne County prosecutor for unpaid tax bills, ... more NC governor seeks higher taxes on smokes, alcohol 12 May 08, 13:42 ET In the final budget of his eight years in office, Gov. Mike Easley proposed Monday to raise the state's taxes on alcohol and cigarettes to pay for hefty raises for public school teachers and to boost the state's struggling effort to reform its mental health care system. more Nevada governor considers higher room taxes 12 May 08, 13:39 ET NEVADA -- As reported by the Reno Gazette Journal: "Gov. Jim Gibbons could support a deal that would result in higher room taxes rather than increased ... more Sin taxes would help pay for North Carolina budget boost 12 May 08, 13:32 ET Gov. Mike Easley is calling for tax increases on cigarettes and alcohol to pay for mental health reforms and teachers' raises. ... more Remove taxes from essential items 12 May 08, 13:19 ET Inflation is now too high a rate! The worst sufferers of high inflation rate are senior citizens as they have limited earnings like pension or returns from ... more Report: Kilpatrick's attorney owes back taxes in Alabama 12 May 08, 12:40 ET AP DETROIT (AP) — One of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's private attorneys, who criticized the Wayne County prosecutor for unpaid tax bills, has his own tax ... more UPDATE: Kilpatrick Lawyer Owes Taxes 12 May 08, 12:34 ET DETROIT (AP) - One of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's private attorneys, who criticized the Wayne County prosecutor for unpaid tax bills, has his own tax ... more Easley's $21.5 Billion Budget Would Increase Cigarette, Alcohol Taxes 12 May 08, 12:32 ET By AP RALEIGH, NC -- In the final budget of his eight years in office, Gov. Mike Easley proposed Monday to raise the state's taxes on alcohol and cigarettes ... more Easley Budget: Raise Taxes On Cigarettes & Alcohol 12 May 08, 12:32 ET Gov. Mike Easley wants to raise the tax on cigarettes and alcohol so the state can pay for mental health programs and increase teacher pay to the national ... more Records Show Al Sharpton Owes Overdue Taxes, Other Penalties 12 May 08, 12:28 ET By DAVID B. CARUSO AP Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in ... more UPDATED: Kaine proposes transportation taxes topping $1 billion 12 May 08, 12:23 ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia governor proposes transportation taxes topping $1 billion by 2012. Stay with News7 and WDBJ7.com for the latest. more Governor's budget proposes increase in cigarette and alcohol taxes 12 May 08, 12:17 ET In the final budget of his eight years in office, Gov. Mike Easley proposed today to raise the state's taxes on alcohol and cigarettes to pay for hefty raises for public school teachers and to boost the state's struggling effort to reform its mental health care system. more $21.5B Budget Proposal Boosts Taxes on Tobacco, Alcohol 12 May 08, 11:58 ET RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- In the final budget of his eight years in office, Gov. Mike Easley proposed Monday to raise the state's taxes on alcohol and cigarettes to pay for hefty raises for public school teachers and to boost the state's struggling effort to reform its mental health care system. more Spend It or Keep Taxes Down? 12 May 08, 11:50 ET Budget talks will resume in Moose Jaw this week as our city council continues to discuss what to do with a fist full of dollars provided by the provincial ... more Report: Kilpatrick's attorney owes back taxes 12 May 08, 11:48 ET DETROIT -- One of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's private attorneys, who criticized the Wayne County prosecutor for unpaid tax bills, has his own tax delinquencies ... more SPA: On school taxes 12 May 08, 11:48 ET A note for those of you in the community who carefully guard your tax dollars: The Saratoga Springs City School District is hosting a budget hearing ... more Report: Kilpatrick's attorney owes back taxes - The Saginaw News 12 May 08, 11:40 ET AP DETROIT (AP) — One of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's private attorneys, who criticized the Wayne County prosecutor for unpaid tax bills, has his own tax ... more $21.5B budget proposal boosts taxes on smokes, alcohol 12 May 08, 11:36 ET By GARY D. ROBERTSON AP Writer RALEIGH, NC — In the final budget of his eight years in office, Gov. Mike Easley proposed Monday to raise the state's taxes ... more Cigarette, Alcohol Taxes To Increase Under Easley Budget Proposal 12 May 08, 11:32 ET RALEIGH, NC -- Gov. Mike Easley wants to raise the tax on cigarettes and alcohol so the state can pay for mental health programs and increase teacher pay to ... more Lawmakers Delay Vote On Eliminating LA Income Taxes 12 May 08, 11:26 ET The House Ways and Means Committee had been set to vote on the bill Monday, but the chairman, Representative Hunter Greene, said he wanted to defer until he ... more CIOT President's themes green taxes and simplification 12 May 08, 11:24 ET Green taxes and simplification are to be the themes of the incoming President of The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). Nick Goulding will announce ... more Easley wants hike in cigarette, alcohol taxes 12 May 08, 11:13 ET Gov. Mike Easley proposed a $21.5 billion budget today that would raise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to help pay for teacher raises and mental health ... more Easley wants to raise cigarette, alcohol taxes 12 May 08, 11:09 ET By Mark Binker RALEIGH -- Gov. Mike Easley wants to raise cigarette and alcohol taxes in order to fund teacher pay raises and services for the mentally ill. ... more Do taxes save lives? 12 May 08, 10:47 ET I was taken aback the other day to see a Christian Aid poster about poverty, rather than their usual agenda of climate change and anti-capitalism. ... more The lucrative arts of war and not paying taxes 12 May 08, 10:16 ET Congress is finally moving to shut one of the more egregious forms of Iraq war profiteering: defense contractors using offshore shell companies to avoid ... more Sin taxes to fund teacher raises, money for mental health 12 May 08, 10:13 ET In his final budget proposal, Gov. Mike Easley called for higher taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to pay for teacher raises and more spending on the state mental health system. more Taxes on 401(k) and IRA Withdrawals 12 May 08, 09:18 ET Is that true when you withdraw your money at retirement that you pay less tax for a traditional IRA than a 401(k)? The tax rates are the same, ... more Rev. Al Sharpton owes $1.5 million in back taxes 12 May 08, 08:53 ET NEW YORK (AP) -- Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's ... more Tedisco calls for "holiday" from gas taxes 12 May 08, 08:45 ET ALBANY, NY -- Assembly Minority James Tedisco is renewing calls for his summertime gas tax holiday. Tedisco has launched a statewide petition drive he says ... more Sandia Park man accused of trying to evade taxes 12 May 08, 08:38 ET SANTA FE—A Sandia Park man accused of trying to dodge state taxes between 2000 and 2003 has been arrested. Authorities say Karl Erich Mehner is being held in the Santa Fe County Detention Center on $200,000 bond. more Expat exodus if UAE rolls out taxes 12 May 08, 08:38 ET by Amy Glass on Monday, 12 May 2008 HEADING HOME: Over 65% of respondents said they could leave the UAE because the introduction of VAT would lead to ... more Kilpatrick Lawyer Owes Back Taxes 12 May 08, 08:24 ET Public records reveal one of Kwame Kilpatrick's attorneys owes more than $23K in back taxes. INSIDE: See Action News report more Taxes 'up 50% - services cut' 12 May 08, 08:17 ET Tax under Labour rule has increased by a whopping 50% while public services have been slashed, a report reveals today. Overall the UK tax bill has increased ... more Can You Afford More Taxes? 12 May 08, 07:55 ET By Richard Olivastro , 5/12/2008 1:55:12 AM Last week, we reported on ‘Tax Freedom Day’ - the day when each of us has earned enough income to pay our tax ... more Almost 85000 Owners Owe $220.8 Million in Unpaid Property Taxes ... 12 May 08, 07:07 ET Taxpayers Can Pay Online at cookcountytreasurer.com CHICAGO, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Almost 85000 property owners who owe nearly $220.8 million in ... more Breaks for poor urged if taxes rise 12 May 08, 06:34 ET BY JEFF E. SCHAPIRO A liberal think-tank says if Virginia raises taxes for transportation, it should provide relief for those least able to afford them: the ... more Lawyers Set To Pay Taxes 12 May 08, 06:27 ET Earlier, NRA Commissioner-General, Alieu Sesay made a passionate plea to the lawyers when he encouraged our legal luminaries to take the lead in educating ... more REFERENDUM: Tuesday vote could raise taxes 3.5% 12 May 08, 06:23 ET Taxpayers will decide the fate of the $45-million town budget and $77-million school budget when they vote in the town budget referendum tomorrow Tuesday, ... more Beacon Hill Roll Call: Senate votes to hike taxes on cigarettes ... 12 May 08, 06:09 ET By Beacon Hill Roll Call THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators' votes on four roll calls from the week of May 5-9. ... more First look: Google's high-flying cloud for Python code 12 May 08, 06:00 ET InfoWorld - One of the joys of being a Web programmer is heading to a dinner party, a haircut, or a reunion and fielding the pitches for everyone's dream for a brilliant Web application. Everyone is always happy to cut you in for 5, 10, maybe even 15 percent of the equity if you just build out the Web site that's sort of like a combination of Twitter, AltaVista, Eliza, TurboTax, and the corner pharmacy, but cooler. more Bupa calls on Government to banish taxes on health insurance at work 12 May 08, 05:44 ET Private health and care company, Bupa has called on the Government to be more supportive of health at work services by removing the heavy tax penalties that ... more Tell us about your real estate taxes 12 May 08, 05:13 ET By Naperville Sun editors on May 11, 2008 9:09 AM | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBacks (0) The first installment of real estate tax bills is due June 1 ... more Public Services Slashed as Taxes Rise by 50 Per Cent 12 May 08, 04:45 ET UK citizens are getting a rough ride according to a new report which says taxes have risen by 50 percent in real terms in the past ten years, while public ... more Liberal formula: hike taxes, spending 12 May 08, 04:44 ET Recently, Liberal MP Ralph Goodale wrote an article in these pages criticizing the Conservative Government for its economic policies. ... more Buying new theatre venue a good way to spend taxes 12 May 08, 04:40 ET I strongly support the purchase of the building at 25 Victoria Rd. I believe it will be a benefit to the many smaller art, drama dance and music groups in ... more NJ's return on US taxes remains low 12 May 08, 04:16 ET By RAJU CHEBIUM • GANNETT NEWS SERVICE • May 12, 2008 WASHINGTON — It's long been a fact of political life in New Jersey: The state pays more in federal ... more Sales taxes an unfair burden on city's less wealthy residents 12 May 08, 04:11 ET When is the Springfield City Council going to stop balancing its budget on the backs of poor people? Sales taxes burden the poor much more than the rich. ... more Voice of the Day Sales taxes an unfair burden on city's less ... 12 May 08, 04:08 ET When is the Springfield City Council going to stop balancing its budget on the backs of poor people? Sales taxes burden the poor much more than the rich. ... more Taxes, spaghetti on menu in Norfolk 12 May 08, 03:52 ET BY STEPHEN PETERSON SUN CHRONICLE STAFF NORFOLK - Residents face a $714910 property tax increase vote and requests for funds to design a $14 million public ... more Potholes, taxes, but not smoking 12 May 08, 03:49 ET Municipal politicians are elected to fix potholes and keep taxes down -- not to engage in publicity-seeking experiments in social engineering. ... more High Taxes Discourage Consumption, Boost Smuggling 12 May 08, 03:14 ET I'm looking at the photo accompanying Patrick Fleenor's May 7 op-ed, "Cigarette Taxes Are Fueling Organized Crime," and thinking, "Look at all that revenue ... more What Are Petroleum Taxes Supposed to Achieve? 12 May 08, 03:14 ET Mr. Market makes an eyebrow-raising assertion that using gas to drive is a "behavior that's not in the public good" ("Mr. Market's Oil Fix: Higher Taxes," ... more IRA withdrawal subject to taxes 12 May 08, 01:15 ET Q . I am thinking of withdrawing the full $10000 from my traditional IRA to pay for closing costs on a first-time home purchase. ... more Kilpatrick lawyer who chided Worthy owes taxes, too 12 May 08, 01:04 ET DETROIT -- A member of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's legal team who scolded Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy for not paying taxes owes $23602 to the state of ... more Transportation wish list to seek bonds, taxes from General Assembly 12 May 08, 00:54 ET RALEIGH - Transportation planners are putting the final touches on an ambitious laundry list of recommendations - including a billion dollar-plus bond initiative and tens of millions in local funding options - they hope the General Assembly will consider in its upcoming session. more Why your county property taxes are rising 12 May 08, 00:21 ET By MICHAEL WELLES SHAPIRO The county jail is severely overcrowded. The Beaufort County School District needs money to manage its debt. ... more Free class offered on sales taxes in St. Lucie 12 May 08, 00:16 ET PORT ST. LUCIE — The Florida Department of Revenue will offer three free sales- and use-tax seminars Friday at the Morningside Branch Library, ... more Most Central Iowans honest on taxes 12 May 08, 00:14 ET By RYAN BRINKS, TIMES-REPUBLICAN Question: Now that tax time is over, did you cheat on your taxes? If so, by how much? 9 percent — Haven’t cheated ... but ... more

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