Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dec_hl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dec_hl</span></a></span> I think something like an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/curator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>curator</span></a> site that allows <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/filtering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>filtering</span></a> / has said filters set by default as a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SafeSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeSearch</span></a>"</em> would be propably best...</p><ul><li>The core problem is that since there's no <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/affiliate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affiliate</span></a> program woth <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AppStore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppStore</span></a> nor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> having killed competitiors to the latter like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AndroidPit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndroidPit</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AppCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppCenter</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> shite, there is no ethical way to monetize it once it exceeds the average <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebHoster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebHoster</span></a>'s <em>"unlimited traffic"</em> plans...</li></ul><p>Not to mention it'll get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/downranked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downranked</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/shadowbanned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shadowbanned</span></a> from both platfirms pretty quickly.</p>
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UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/14308/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/14308/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Brexit stole the show from London Fashion Week — and gifted it to Paris – POLITICO <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Companies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Customs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Customs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EmmanuelMacron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmmanuelMacron</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Exports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndustrialStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndustrialStrategy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Industry</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Macron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macron</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Milan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Negotiations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Negotiations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Referendum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Referendum</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retail</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Services</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TradeAgreements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeAgreements</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VivienneWestwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VivienneWestwood</span></a></p>
Douglas Edwards 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇵🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Remittancegirl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Remittancegirl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://federate.social/@pgiulan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pgiulan</span></a></span> Since long before Trump even entered politics, or <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a> existed, I've been convinced that <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a>, not revenue generation, was the real reason for <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/IncomeTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IncomeTax</span></a> on working-class individuals (as opposed to plutocrats and corporations). There are many other ways to generate revenue, such as <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> and <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LandValueTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandValueTax</span></a>, or just income taxation limited to corporations and very wealthy individuals. But those wouldn't enable the monitoring of everyone's economic life the way population-wide income taxation does.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> claims that many countries have targeted the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> w/ “non-monetary barriers,” like currency manipulation, subsidies, exorbitant taxes & theft of intellectual property.</p><p>Trump specifically talked about the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a>’s value-added tax, which he has long despised. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> rates are common outside of the United States, & the U.S. is actually an outlier for not having one.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Stuff I foundI'll say it again. If you see someone shoplifting food, NO YOU DIDN'T!<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/eattherich?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eattherich</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feedthepoor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feedthepoor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/taxtherich?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#taxtherich</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/groceryshopliftingisnottheft?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#groceryshopliftingisnottheft</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tax?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tax</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/unfairtax?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unfairtax</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/activism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/socialism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anarchism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ukip?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ukip</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/labour?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labour</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/conservative?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservative</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/libdem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libdem</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/reformuk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reformuk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dup?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dup</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vvd?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vvd</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pvv?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pvv</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bbb?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bbb</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nsc?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nsc</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cda?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cda</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nva?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nva</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/afd?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#afd</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cdu?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdu</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/trump?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a>
Bytes Europe<p>Exclusive-Italy pursues payment from Meta, X and LinkedIn in landmark tax case <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/867289/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/867289/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AssessmentNotice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AssessmentNotice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LinkedIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinkedIn</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TaxAuthorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxAuthorities</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TaxDispute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxDispute</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a></p>
Matheus :verig:<p>65% dos brasileiros apoiam fim da escala 6x1, segundo pesquisa da Nexus divulgada segunda-feira (10/3).</p><p>Apoio chega a 76% entre jovens de 16 a 24 anos.</p><p>66% dos trabalhadores e 73% dos desempregados também apoiam a redução.</p><p>Com menos trabalho, 47% dos brasileiros ficariam mais com a família, 25% cuidariam da saúde e 22% fariam renda extra.</p><p><a href="https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/economia/2025/03/7080303-fim-de-escala-6x1-tem-apoio-de-65-dos-brasileiros-diz-pesquisa.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">correiobraziliense.com.br/econ</span><span class="invisible">omia/2025/03/7080303-fim-de-escala-6x1-tem-apoio-de-65-dos-brasileiros-diz-pesquisa.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bolha.us/tags/not%C3%ADcias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>notícias</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/escala6x1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>escala6x1</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/trabalho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trabalho</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/vat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vat</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/vat6x1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vat6x1</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/fim6x1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fim6x1</span></a> <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/fimdaescala6x1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fimdaescala6x1</span></a></p>
Graham Downs<p>Heard on the news now: "About 500 000 South Africans pay about half of the <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> in the country."</p><p>That's... pretty shocking. It explains why our tax rate is so high, and rising. And it also makes sense why they want to raise <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a>, because everyone pays VAT, even those who don't earn enough to pay income tax.</p><p>The thing is, a VAT increase is inarguably going to hit the poor way harder than anyone else. :/ <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>This isn't normal. </p><ul><li>We <em>used to</em> get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a> <em>WITH <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a></em> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> despite having a 19% VAT rate (tho even Belgium git stuff at VAT despite having 32% VAT).</li></ul><p>Cards get <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPE95_RnL_Q&t=36m08s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sold for € 1.100 when their MSRP is€ 600</a></p><ul><li>THIS IS <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a>!</li></ul>
JuneSim63<p>While critics including the former chancellor Jeremy Hunt had predicted that up to 90,000 children could flood the state sector if VAT of 20% was charged, most councils say they have seen no impact from the policy in applications to start at state secondary schools later this year.<br>These are relatively rich people. Perhaps foregoing the third annual foreign holiday?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PrivateEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PrivateSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/10/no-exodus-to-state-sector-after-vat-added-to-private-school-fees-say-english-councils?CMP=firstedition_email" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/education/2025</span><span class="invisible">/mar/10/no-exodus-to-state-sector-after-vat-added-to-private-school-fees-say-english-councils?CMP=firstedition_email</span></a></p>
Graham Downs<p>Looks like we'll probably be getting a 0.5% <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> increase on Wednesday :-( <a href="https://techcentral.co.za/cabinet-0-5-percentage-point-vat-hike/260343/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcentral.co.za/cabinet-0-5-</span><span class="invisible">percentage-point-vat-hike/260343/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Northern Ireland risks being caught in crossfire of Trump’s trade war – POLITICO <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/803157/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/803157/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Borders</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CarlaLockhart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarlaLockhart</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Collateral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collateral</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Customs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Customs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CustomsUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CustomsUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Dumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dumping</span></a>/Duties <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Enforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enforcement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Exports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Imports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Imports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RulesOfOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RulesOfOrigin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SingleMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleMarket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Steel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Steel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SupplyChains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChains</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tanks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>Tax Justice UK: Thousands of Temu sellers are setting up UK companies then ‘stealing’ the VAT numbers of other, real UK companies to evade tax.</p><p>The UK must clamp down on fake companies</p><p><a href="https://taxjustice.uk/blog/the-uk-must-clamp-down-on-fake-companies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">taxjustice.uk/blog/the-uk-must</span><span class="invisible">-clamp-down-on-fake-companies/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TaxEvasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxEvasion</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a></p>
OUR COMMON GROUND<p>"New commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, says the president wants to get rid of the Internal Revenue Service.</p><p>“His goal is to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and let all the outsiders pay,” Lutnick said to Jesse Watters on Fox News Wednesday, adding that the president’s planned “External Revenue Service” will fund the government with tariffs from the rest of the world."</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/191750/trump-commerce-secretary-lutnick-abolish-irs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/191750/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-commerce-secretary-lutnick-abolish-irs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Vat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a></p>
Graham Downs<p>Really? They wanted to increase <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> by 2%?!</p><p>Yoh, yoh, yoh. Presumably as a way of funding the NHI, hey? </p><p>Well, I'm really glad we got that squashed. This government is out of control. :( <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a></p>
Mal<p>Sales <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> is poisonous in all sorts of ways. They are popular with governments because they're relatively easy to collect. The vendor effectively becomes a <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/TaxFarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxFarmer</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> is bad for the poor.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/SinTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinTax</span></a> on cigarettes and alcohol make the government complicit in encouraging poor health behaviour, which in turn destroys the logic of any tax-funded <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/SouthAfrican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/FuelLevy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuelLevy</span></a> was originally intended to fund infrastructure - back in <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/Apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apartheid</span></a> days. But from very early on, it was cynically diverted into the general fund.</p>
Mal<p><a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> is a very bad tax for poor people. It looks like a flat tax proportionate to purchases. But it's flat in proportion to expenses, not to income. Everyone needs all the basics - food, clothing, shelter, water, power - and poor people must pay the same as rich people.</p><p>Progressive taxes, such as <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/PAYE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PAYE</span></a>, are just better. <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/CGT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CGT</span></a> affects only people with capital, so that's good too. I know that the rich put huge resources into dodging these, but the government can't just give up on stopping that. That's no excuse at all. SARS must enforce and collect, it's their job.</p>
MediaFaro Magazine<p>Fake journeys, fake customers: inside Roman Abramovich’s yacht rental scam.</p><p>The oligarch’s scheme to skirt taxes on his boats was enterprising, elaborate – and illegal.</p><p>Here’s how it worked.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250219-fake-journeys-fake-customers-inside-roman-abramovichs-yacht-rental-scam?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250219</span><span class="invisible">-fake-journeys-fake-customers-inside-roman-abramovichs-yacht-rental-scam?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/SuperYachts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperYachts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/RomanAbramovich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanAbramovich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Abramovich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abramovich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Yachts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yachts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Cyprus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyprus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>Fake journeys, fake customers: inside Roman Abramovich’s yacht rental scam.</p><p>The oligarch’s scheme to skirt taxes on his boats was enterprising, elaborate – and illegal.</p><p>Here’s how it worked.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250219-fake-journeys-fake-customers-inside-roman-abramovichs-yacht-rental-scam?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250219</span><span class="invisible">-fake-journeys-fake-customers-inside-roman-abramovichs-yacht-rental-scam?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/SuperYachts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperYachts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/RomanAbramovich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanAbramovich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Abramovich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abramovich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Yachts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yachts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Cyprus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyprus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plant</span></a>-based products often cost more than animal-based ones due to value-added <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> (VAT): While <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dairy</span></a> have low or zero <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a> rates, plant-based options often carry a 20% charge, making them more expensive—not because <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> charge a premium... (1/3) <a href="https://proveg.org/news/whats-making-your-plant-based-shopping-more-expensive-hint-its-not-the-food/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proveg.org/news/whats-making-y</span><span class="invisible">our-plant-based-shopping-more-expensive-hint-its-not-the-food/</span></a></p>
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