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An Amazon Prime logo appears on the side of a delivery van as it departs an Amazon Warehouse location in Dedham, Massachusetts, October 1, 2020. (Steven Senne/AP)
July 2, 2021, 9:12 am
130 countries back bid to enforce global taxes on Amazon, Google, Facebook
The deal, which calls for a global minimum tax of at least 15% on multinational firms, would not take effect before 2023
By David McHugh
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman (L) with Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg (C) and Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 15, 2021, 11:36 am
No tax hike, mass investment: The new government’s seemingly contradictory plans
Ministers in right-center-left coalition have presented a mixture of policies that include overhauling public transportation, splitting AG’s role, 5-day school week
By Michael Bachner
The unrecognized villages around Ramat Hovav in southern Israel suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby chemical evaporation ponds, December 28, 2017 (Yaniv Nadav/FLASH90)
June 11, 2020, 11:56 am
In first, Environment Ministry to examine imposing carbon tax on polluters
Israel one of just 3 OECD countries without a tax or emissions trading program to cut gas emissions, but new workshop of experts suggests this might change
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative. A woman holding tobacco, January 25, 2017. (Flash90)
February 4, 2019, 8:38 pm
High Court calls on government to match tax on loose tobacco to cigarette tax
Decision a blow to Finance Minister Kahlon, who has resisted calls to hike cost; NGOs fete ruling as a ‘historic achievement’
By Michael Bachner
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a special address to the nation, his first public comments after four weeks of nationwide 'yellow vest' protests, on December 10, 2018, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. (LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL / AFP)
December 10, 2018, 11:22 pm
Macron vows tax relief, urges calm in bid to quell protests
In televised address to the nation, French president acknowledges responsibility for anger driving wave of ‘yellow vest’ demonstrations, but resists calls to step down
By Sylvie Corbet and Angela Charlton
US President Donald Trump holds up a copy of legislation before signing the tax reform bill into law in the Oval Office December 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
December 22, 2017, 10:12 pm
Jewish groups find small victories in a tax bill they otherwise hate
Organizations criticize new code’s potential negative effects on healthcare, while finding some points of optimism
By Ron Kampeas
Glen Frost
November 22, 2017, 3:34 pm
Glen Frost
Reduced taxes for US expats?
Sure, they’re a sure thing, but with residency-based taxation, Americans living in Israel may catch a break
An illustrative photo of a shopping cart showing the logo of American retailer Target. (iStock/Getty Images)
September 1, 2017, 8:56 pm
Target apologizes for canceling orders to Israel, citing high demand
American retailer says it did not anticipate response to promotion by 3rd party offering free shipping to Israel
By ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump April 28, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB)
April 30, 2017, 9:05 pm
Trump cuts spark fears of global tax war
Planned dramatic tax reform could increase competition between countries, pushing economies into the red
By Antonio RODRIGUEZ and Valentin Bontemps
President Donald Trump speaks at the Interior Department in Washington, Wednesday, April, 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
April 26, 2017, 11:35 pm
Trump unveils biggest tax reform in over 30 years
Plan to reduce personal income brackets to three from 7, but wide-ranging cuts have lawmakers worried about ballooning federal deficits
By Stephen Ohlemacher and Josh Boak
Finance Minister Yair Lapid at the Knesset, October 27, 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 13, 2014, 4:18 am
A budget paved with good intentions
Lapid has made the political mistake of presenting parliament with an unusually transparent and efficient 2015 budget. Puzzled? Read on…
By Haviv Rettig Gur
January 3, 2013, 12:38 am
Jewish federations praise fiscal cliff agreement for sparing America’s ‘most vulnerable’
Besides preventing tax hike, bill staves off cuts, maintains charitable contribution tax deduction for ‘critical community-based services,’ umbrella group says
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Dan Halloran in Jerusalem this week. (Credit: Itzik Nissim)
August 21, 2012, 1:27 am
King of Queens: An unconventional Republican
Meet Dan Halloran, candidate for the House seat from Queens — scion to five generations of NYC public servants; champion of diversity; and hawk on terrorism and Iran
By Haviv Rettig Gur
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