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                                <title><![CDATA[ Health pressure group shocked by Anwar's about-turn on vape tax revenue ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ India minister to propose higher diesel vehicle tax, warns automakers ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Indonesia graft agency arrests tax official at centre of wealth scandal ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Rafael Alun Trisambodo allegedly received about US$90,000 in kickbacks from taxpayers via a consultancy group he founded to resolve their tax disputes. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Luxury goods tax won't affect tourism, says deputy minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Steven Sim says visitors to Malaysia are more interested in tourist destinations and local handicrafts than shopping for luxury goods. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Define 'luxury', experts say ahead of tax on pricey goods ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Without a fixed definition, they say, the scope of the tax might change over time, affecting more items and consumers. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar's budget big on slogans but no real benefit to country, says think tank ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 05:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Market Education says the narrative in the budget is populist without any strategy on meaningful tax reforms. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Vape products could be taxed, says deputy finance minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Steven Sim says the health ministry is looking into the legal framework for taxation. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Singaporeans hit the malls on shopping spree before sales tax hike ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ From next year, the sales tax on everything goes from 7% to 8%, and barring a sharp global economic downturn next year, it will then rise to 9% in 2024. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China to impose consumption tax on e-cigarettes ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 08:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A tax rate of 36% will be placed on the production or import of e-cigarettes, while an 11% tax will be placed on the wholesale distribution of e-cigarettes. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Trump's company faces criminal tax trial as his legal woes mount ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Manhattan district attorney's office has charged the Trump Organization and its then-chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg with defrauding tax authorities by awarding 'off the books' benefits to company executives. ]]></description>
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