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Jacksonville, Fla., city council blocks Duval County district's proposed sales tax referendum

2019-08-28 23:40:00| American School & University

School board wants to hold a half-cent sales tax referendum in November, but the city council voted 14 to 5 to withdraw consideration of the board's request.

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Chilean lower house approves 19% tax on OTT providers

2019-08-27 12:02:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Chile's chamber of deputies has approved a new value-added tax of 19 percent on multinational providers of over-the-top (OTT) digital services such as Amazon, Netflix, Uber, Airbnb and Spotify, reports local portal Cooperativa. The measure passed by 123 votes in favour, 20 against and 4 abstentions, said the report, adding that transport apps such as Uber and Cabify weren't finally included in the tax, which has yet to become law.

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France and US reach digital tax compromise

2019-08-27 11:25:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) French President Emmanuel Macron told the press at the G7 summit that a new deal has been reached for companies liable for the country's new tax on digital sales, which has recently come into force while work at the OECD continues to find an international consensus on new tax rules. France will commit to pay a rebate if the amount due based on future rules is less than what companies will have already paid under the country's current 3 percent digital tax rate.

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