Tag: Government finance
Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going...
EXPLAINER: Curbing tax avoidance by multinational companies
FRANKFURT, Germany — How can governments keep multinational companies from avoiding taxes by shifting profits to tax havens?
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UK Treasury chief optimistic on tax deal targeting big tech
LONDON — Britain’s Treasury chief says he’s optimistic the world’s richest countries will agree on a plan to tax internet companies and other multinationals...
Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going...
Mayor of Ecuador’s capital is dismissed, faces graft probe
QUITO, Ecuador — The mayor of Ecuador’s capital was removed from office on Thursday following multiple allegations of wrongdoing and the opening of a...
Biden, GOP senator talk as time drags on infrastructure deal
WASHINGTON — For nearly an hour, President Joe Biden and the top Senate Republican negotiating infrastructure met behind closed doors — two seasoned legislators...
Biden tax proposal in focus at Group of 7 ministers’ meeting
FRANKFURT, Germany — U.S. President Joe Biden's proposals for deterring tax avoidance by multinational companies will be a major theme Friday when finance ministers...
Biden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms
WASHINGTON — Deadline looming, President Joe Biden is set to meet with the top Senate Republican negotiator on infrastructure as the administration signals time...
Germany welcomes EU tax transparency deal for big companies
BERLIN — Germany's finance minister on Wednesday welcomed an agreement requiring large companies in the European Union to reveal how much tax they paid...
Biden invites GOP senator as infrastructure deadline looms
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to meet Wednesday with West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the top Republican negotiator on infrastructure as...