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- New 'sin' tax bill filed
A MALACAÑANG-backed version of a bill simplifying so-called sin taxes has been filed at the House of Representatives, with its proponent claiming the priority measure will raise substantial revenues for the government.
bill house tax 05 Feb 2012 - House to move insider trading bill next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will swiftly take up a Senate-passed bill to curb insider trading by lawmakers next week, a top Republican said on Friday as Congress clamors to promote the measure in the face of flagging approval ratings. The "clean government" bill, which aims to prevent lawmakers from using knowledge gained through their positions for personal profit ...
bill house tax 05 Feb 2012 - Rep. Carlyle introduces bill to sunset 251 state tax breaks
Given the fact that talk about eliminating tax breaks rarely gets even a hearing in Olympia, Rep. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle has introduced a measure, House Bill 2762, that would put an expiration date on 251 tax exemptions starting in 2017.
bill house tax 05 Feb 2012 - Bill would phase out inheritance tax
INDIANAPOLIS ? House Bill 1199, co-authored by State Rep. Tom Dermody, R-La Porte, passed out of the House this week by a 78-17 vote.
bill house tax 05 Feb 2012 - Amazon tax bill moves in Tennessee House
NASHVILLE ? Legislation requiring Amazon.com to begin collecting state and local sales taxes on goods the Internet retailer sells to Tennesseans starting in 2014 easily cleared its first hurdle Wednesday in the House Budget Subcommittee.
bill house tax 05 Feb 2012 - Transit Tax Switch to Roads Passed by U.S. House Panel
A U.S. House committee voted to stop letting gasoline-tax revenue be used for mass-transit projects, over opposition from groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
bill house tax 05 Feb 2012 - House sends Sonnenberg bill to Senate
DENVER -- The CLEAR ACT, a bill sponsored by Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, that aims to keep an agency's regulations in place for a business during the entire application process, has passed through the Colorado House and is headed to the Senate.
bill house tax 05 Feb 2012 - Oklahoma the latest state to pin problems on video games, proposes sin tax
An Oklahoma legislator is proposing a ?what about the children?? bill (HB 2696) that aims to tax violent video games. Former schoolteacher and current Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, William T. Fourkiller, wants to levy an excise tax rate of one percent on the sale of violent video games; because these games supposedly spawn the obese bullies which plague our society.
bill house tax 05 Feb 2012 - Senate Democrats ready backup plan on payroll tax bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats have begun preparing a backup plan to extend a tax cut for workers if a special congressional negotiating committee fails to reach quick agreement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday. Reid's comments, in a conference call with reporters, were seen by some congressional aides as a signal to Republicans that he is prepared to play hard ball on ...
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