We need a level playing field for Northern Ireland hospitality – The Irish News
The Irish Government’s decision to reduce VAT on hospitality from 13.5% to 9% on food is another clear…
China’s local governments urgently need cash. Can the 5-year plan find it?
As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that…
European prosecutors make mega seizure of Chinese goods at Piraeus – POLITICO
Two customs officers have been charged by European prosecutors in Athens with repeated false certification, causing unlawful gains…
Private healthcare admissions surge as calls for VAT raid grow
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Brexit sends Brits to Europe for Louboutins in a blow to UK luxury
ADVERTISEMENT Brits are swapping London’s glittering storefronts for Paris’ grands magasins and Milan’s Quadrilatero della moda — and…
Charge VAT on private healthcare like independent school fees, Kinnock tells Reeves
Lord Kinnock has urged the Government to double down on its decision to add 20 per cent VAT…
Eight arrested in Spain in 68-million-euro sales tax fraud involving liquor imports
Friday, 11 July 2025, 13:40 The Spanish delegation of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the arrest…
UK’s Rachel Reeves faces pain wherever she turns – POLITICO
“The problem that Rachel Reeves really sharply faces … is that you have pinned everything on the fiscal…
Life’s a beach: Britons cast work aside to flock to the coast and make the most of the sweltering 34C heat – as ‘killer’ heatwave leads to hottest start to Wimbledon ever
Britain has been hit by record-breaking temperatures as a fierce ‘heat dome’ scorches Europe, with forecasters warning today…
Romania risks public blowback over push to slash EU’s highest deficit – POLITICO
Expert Forum’s Nuțu said austerity measures would be “terribly unpopular” if the government doesn’t reduce unnecessary public expenditures…