The International Tax Competitiveness Index is a powerful tool that can help you identify strengths and weaknesses with your country’s tax code, and develop a road map towards positive reforms.
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WTA Chairman’s Update #11: October – December 2018
30 October 2018 | Tax Foundation / United States
Dear WTA Members, observers and friends:
First, on a personal note, I want to let everyone know that I will not be seeking re-election as chair of World Taxpayers Associations next May at our General Meeting in Sydney.
Read the full letter2018 International Property Rights Index Released
10 August 2018 | Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) / United States
The global index ranks property right protections in 125 countries, covering 98% of world GDP and 93% of the world population.
Read moreWTA Chairman’s Update #10: July – September 2018
16 July 2018 | Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) / United States
Dear WTA Members, observers and friends:
Upcoming WTA Events:
Regional Taxpayers Forum in Lima, Peru, October 12-14th 2018
The second WTA-sponsored Regional Taxpayers Forum of 2018 will take place in Lima, Peru, October 12-14th 2018. The World Taxpayers Associations along with Americans for Tax Reform and Respect for Taxpayers (Contribuyentes por Respeto) are pleased to invite delegates to join us in an exchange of ideas and best practices to advance taxpayer advocacy in Latin America.
France has more than 40,000 roundabouts all over the country. To build a roundabout, it costs something between 100,000 and 1 million euros. Some of them cost millions of euros, paid by the taxpayers. Those extra costs are due to the cost of amenities and decorations.
Read moreThe Bottom 10 per cent of Earners in Britain are Paying Half of their Income in Tax
2 July 2018 | Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) / United Kingdom
New analysis by the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows that the bottom 10 per cent of earners in Britain are paying half of their income in tax, which is a dramatic increase on the previous year.
Read moreEPICENTER published a special European Parliament edition of the Nanny State Index that tracks paternalistic lifestyle regulations that the European Parliament proposed in its current and previous legislative terms.
Read moreTim Andrews is inviting all WTA organisations to join a new coalition of taxpayer organisations started by the US based Taxpayers Protection Alliance called IGOWatch.
Read moreCroatian Taxpayers Association won the 2018 Europe Liberty Award for its campaign against the introduction of property taxes in Croatia.
Read moreToday Lithuania commemorates the first Respect for Taxpayers Day. On this occasion, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI) has launched The Charter of Taxpayer’s Rights, taking the opportunity to highlight that taxpayers have not only duties to observe but also rights to enjoy.
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