Economy
Hundreds of thousands of potentially eligible Texas homeowners aren’t claiming their property tax savings
Homeowners aren’t claiming a homestead exemption because they do not know about it or find the process too complicated, experts say.
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Economy
Texas homeowners may be missing out on a major property tax break. Here’s how to claim it.
Hundreds of thousands of potentially eligible Texas homeowners aren’t claiming a homestead exemption, which shaves off thousands of dollars from the taxable value of a home. Here’s how to apply.
Economy
Durban street vendors take municipality to court over permits
More than 80 traders say permits were suspended, terminated or left undecided while they are being forced to relocate to Centrum Park
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Major Eastern Cape water projects stalled over battle with small businesses
Two Whittlesea water treatment works were set to benefit nearly 30 villages
Adderley Street flower sellers oppose planned rules and tariffs
The City of Cape Town says it wants to upgrade the market and consultations are ongoing
Fraud flagged at the Compensation Fund
The Fund has been failing audits for 12 years and counting, Parliament told
How California’s Prop 12 Could Kickstart a Lagging Global Pork Market
British, Irish and Canadian hog farms are looking to get ‘Prop 12 certified’ to sell pork to the golden state.
G7 finance chiefs, central bankers commit to implementing plan to diversify supply chains by year's end
Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven (G7), ending a three-day summit in Niigata, Japan, issued a communiqué on Saturday vowing to implement a plan to diversify supply chains by year's end while…
European Commission, five EU members agree to permit members to ban domestic sale of some Ukrainian agricultural products
On Friday, the European Commission (EC) reached a deal with European Union (EU) member states Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia on imports of wheat, maize, rapeseed, and sunflower seeds from
UK Treasury considering plans for digital pound, economic secretary says
Andrew Griffith, Economic Secretary to HM Treasury, told members of the United Kingdom House of Commons Tuesday the government was considering a "digital pound", with public consultations on the attributes and…
Irish energy supplier Bord Gáis hikes rates for gas, electricity
Price hikes set by Ireland's Bord Gáis Energy yesterday mean residential customers will pay an average €48.25 extra on electricity and €43.80 on gas each month. This came after similar announcements by competitors…
Shell chief executive warns Europe may have to ration energy
Speaking at the Aurora Spring Conference in Oxford Thursday, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden warned Europe may need to ration energy supplies in response to declining natural gas supplies from
India enters second day of a two-day nationwide general strike
Yesterday, India entered the second day of a two-day nationwide general strike organised by a forum of central trade unions along with numerous other regional trade unions. Hundreds of protestors were seen with red…
UK clarifies foreign, domestic response to cost of living crisis
Wikinews received clarification earlier this month from the United Kingdom Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) regarding the government's response to the cost of living crisis following the…
Court finds UK allowed undervalued Chinese imports into EU
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday the United Kingdom neglected its obligations as a former European Union member by allowing "undervalued imports of textiles and footwear from China" to enter EU…
Financial Action Task Force places United Arab Emirates on money laundering 'grey' list
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed the United Arab Emirates on its global grey list March 4 for "strategic deficiencies" in combatting "money laundering, terrorist funding, and proliferation financing",…
Russia and China sign major gas pipeline deal for 30 years
On Friday, Russia signed a 30-year deal to supply gas to China, strengthening the energy alliance between the two countries. President Putin met with his counterpart Xi Jinping, promising to increase trade exports from…
UAE to impose corporate tax on business profits
On Monday, the United Arab Emirates announced it would impose a federal corporate tax of 9% on business profits, effective from June 1,
'A very giant struggle': North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's warning of oncoming economic difficulties
In a talk made to officials at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea held on Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned officials of a coming "very giant struggle" in the economic…
New Zealand raises interest rates in second straight month to 0.75%
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75% during its last policy meeting of the year yesterday, after the rate of consumer price inflation was recorded at 4.9% in the third…
Australian Fair Work Commission rules that farm workers on piece rate entitled to minimum wage
Australia's Fair Work Commission determined Tuesday farm workers being paid for each "piece" of fruit and vegetable harvested under a piece rate are required to be paid the minimum rate for casual workers under the…
California governor signs new state budget, eligible Californians to get stimulus payments
On Monday night, governor of the U.S. state of California Gavin Newsom signed a new US$262.6 billion budget bill for the state into law, with US$8.1 billion reserved for US$600 direct stimulus payments to Californians…
130 countries at OECD summit agree to back global corporate tax rate
On Thursday, 130 of the 139 countries and jurisdictions participating in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) summit on taxation agreed to support an overhaul to the international taxation…
