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CORPORATE TAX

WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2017
Republicans seen backing Steve Bannon plan for higher tax rate for rich, with tradeoffs
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon¡¯s plan to raise the top income-tax rate for America¡¯s highest earners could find some support among congressional Republicans as part of a populist message to sell a broader tax overhaul, according to one conservative lawmaker who has heard the proposal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2015
Clinton hits $160 billion Pfizer ¡®inversion¡¯ deal with Allergan, says taxpayers left holding the bag
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton attacked Pfizer Inc.¡¯s plan to move its tax address to Ireland through a merger with Allergan PLC, saying it would hurt U.S. taxpayers and urging a crackdown on such deals.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2015
Abe pledges 2016 corporate tax cut as investment stays sluggish
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to follow through with a corporate tax cut, a day after government data underscored businesses¡¯ reluctance to ramp up domestic investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2015
Toyota¡¯s recovery revives automaker¡¯s hometown
Takako Sugiyama isn¡¯t sure how old her two grandchildren¡¯s school is. She knows this: the building, in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, was dated when her three kids ¡ª now in their 50s ¡ª attended.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 4, 2014
The case for a higher consumption tax
If there has to be a tax, the consumption tax may be the fairest.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2014
Funding the corporate tax cut
The Abe administration¡¯s decision to cut corporate taxes as a key feature of its economic growth strategy doesn¡¯t indicate how a fiscally weak government will make up the lost tax revenue even as households face another consumption tax hike next year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 14, 2014
Noda says Abe buying into ¡®voodoo economics¡¯
Sour grapes are in season in Tokyo as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s predecessor steps up and slams the incumbent¡¯s tax plans.
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2014
Tread carefully on corporate tax cut
As the Abe administration considers cuts to corporate taxes as part of its growth strategy, it must ensure that it doesn¡¯t end up plugging the revenue hole by adding tax burdens to the household sector, already bearing the brunt of the April 1 consumption tax hike and rising prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 25, 2014
Cut corporate taxes to keep companies in Japan: Ota
Japan¡¯s corporate taxes should be reduced to attract foreign businesses and persuade domestic companies not to shift operations overseas, a former economic minister who heads a government corporate tax committee said.
EDITORIALS
Jan 31, 2014
Help households, not corporations
Lowering corporate taxes, as the Abe administration wants to do, will invite criticism that Japan¡¯s businesses are being cosseted at the expense of tax relief for households.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 2, 2013
Tohoku reconstruction tax surcharge on firms to end year early but added levy on incomes to stay
The ruling bloc agrees to end the special corporate tax surcharge levied to finance the reconstruction of the disaster-hit Tohoku region one year early but will keep the levy added to personal income taxes for 25 years.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2013
LDP readies measures to cushion tax hike
The ruling coalition on Friday agreed on certain parts of a ?5 trillion stimulus package being readied to ease the impact of the planned sales tax hike, including handouts of up to ?15,000 for lower income households.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 13, 2013
Big business may get tax cut with stimulus
The administration is considering a reduction in corporate income taxes as part of a stimulus package to cushion the economy from the first of two planned increases in the consumption tax, according to three sources briefed on the matter.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 18, 2013
Tax panelist pushes for 5-point cut in corporate levy
The corporate tax rate should be reduced by at least 5 percentage points to compete with other Asian economies in attracting companies, a member of the government¡¯s Tax Commission said.
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
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