NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - India unveiled two new tax bills in parliament on Monday, aiming to overhaul levies on "sin goods" such as tobacco, a spice mix known as pan masala and other items, ahead ...

Joint Initiatives for Youth and Families COO Kelly Hurtado (center) and CEO SherryLynn Boyles stand in School District 11's Ascend Center in January 2025. Boyles spoke to the Colorado Springs City ...

Did you know that Pennsylvanians are still paying a tax on alcohol that was meant to be temporary to help support relief from the Johnstown flood of 1936? Is there such a thing as a temporary tax?

There is a new tax in Alabama that applies to pornographic websites and is intended to offset some of the harm the bill’s sponsor said is caused by children’s exposure to porn. Alabama lawmakers ...

The World Health Organization has launched a new global tax campaign called “3 by 35.” It demands that countries increase taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks by at least 50 percent by 2035. It ...

The 56th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, approved a major reform in the existing tax regime. The council ...

A fight over taxes consumers pay for cannabis products has prompted a standoff between unusual adversaries: child-care advocates and the legal weed industry. On July 1, California’s cannabis excise ...

Alabama can't seem to decide whether it wants to discourage porn consumption or profit from it. Starting in September, it will levy a 10 percent tax on adult website proceeds from any porn produced or ...

Ohio introduced a sales tax holiday a number of years ago that was primarily targeted toward school supplies and other items for school-aged children. Originally this was for one weekend in early ...

Is it possible to feel the burden of sin in a continent that is all but godless, as Europe is these days? Prostitution barely generates a frisson in Belgium, a land of unionised hookers. Puffing ...

The law is creating backlash from the gambling industry and bettors who could owe taxes even if they break even. By Alan Rappeport Reporting from Washington As American taxpayers sift through the ...