Japan proceeds with twice-delayed sales tax hike as growth sputters

The government has already applied measures to mitigate the pain on consumption, mindful of avoiding the effects of the last increase, in 2014, which led to a severe economic downturn.Television… Read more

Let’s come together to tax tech giants, say G20 officials eying $100 billion boost

Global rules are being developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to make digital companies pay tax where they do business, rather than where they register subsidiaries.… Read more

Hong Kong’s Oct retail sales grow for 8th month as tourism picks up

October retail sales grew 3.9 percent from a year earlier to HK$37.5 billion ($4.80 billion) in value terms, following their fastest pace of growth in more than 30 months in… Read more