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27 June 2025

UK: Reform unveils ‘Robin Hood’ tax policy to charge non-doms £250,000 fee

Reform UK is set to propose the reintroduction of non-domicile tax status, charging wealthy individuals a £250,000 fee that would be redistributed to Britain’s poorest workers, party leader Nigel

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27 June 2025

UK: HMRC targets high earners in record tax crackdown after £1.5bn haul

High earners in the UK are facing a sharp rise in tax investigations as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) intensifies scrutiny of the wealthiest Britons following a record-breaking year for compliance

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27 June 2025

EU: EU weighs fast-track US trade deal as July 9 tariff deadline nears, mulls digital tax and countermeasures

European Union leaders are to tell the European Commission today if they want a quick trade deal with the United States at the cost of Washington getting better terms, or to escalate the fight in hope

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27 June 2025

US: US offers trade deal or ‘revenge tax’ to global partners

US trade partners have the opportunity to avoid the so-called “revenge tax” promoted by President Donald Trump — if they agree to strike deals with Washington. The White House is effectively

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27 June 2025

EU: EU adds Anguilla, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos to tax blacklist

The European Union added the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands to its tax haven blacklist Tuesday, and also put Anguilla back on as a “non-cooperative jurisdiction” just a year after it was

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27 June 2025

EU: Today, EU Council confirms abandonment of the Unshell Directive Proposal

Today, the EU Council approved an ECOFIN report on tax issues (the “Report”), according to which the European Council confirms discontinuation of work on the proposal for a Council Directive laying

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27 June 2025

GLOBAL: Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports

The wealth of the world’s 3,000 billionaires has surged by $6.5tn (£4.8tn) in real terms over the past decade, according to Oxfam, equivalent to 14.6% of global output. In total the richest 1% of

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27 June 2025

SWITZERLAND: Inheritance tax referendum spooks Swiss super-rich

The Alpine nation is due to hold a popular vote in November on the introduction of a federal tax on inheritances and gifts worth more than CHF50 million ($61 million). Unlike existing cantonal duties

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27 June 2025

CLIMATE FINANCE: Global development summit seeks progress on climate finance despite Trump

A major UN-hosted conference on development finance could help raise funds to support the green transition despite attempts by US president Donald Trump to scupper the process, activists say. The Fourth

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27 June 2025

GLOBAL: FATF publishes new Guidance on Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures

The FATF has updated its Guidance on Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures to support countries and the private sector in bringing more people into the formal

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