American superstar congresswoman Alexandria Occasio-Cortez prided herself in being instrumental in chasing Amazon out of her home district of Queens, New York City. The tech giant had found a deal with the city to be granted tax credits in return for building an HQ in New York which would employ thousands of people. Cortez had […]
[Video] The European Union thinks your democratic vote is “unnecessary”
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m going through how the European Commission handled the latest consultation on tax unanimity, and what it says for the process as a whole.
[REPORTAGE] Italien erwaard neie Budgte d’nächst Woch
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 6. Dezember ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. (www.wirtzbill.com) Déi italienesch Regierung huet een iwwerschaffde Budgte fir d’nächst Woch ugekennegt. Dës kënnt nodeems d’Europäesch Kommissioun d’Budgetspropose zréckgewisen hat.
[REPORTAGE] Bach an Engel verteidege sech géint Kritik u mangelnder Transparenz
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass den 23. November ausgestraalt ginn. Nieft hirem Salaire kréie Memberen vum Europäesche Parlament eng Pauschal iwwerwisen vu €4.400 de Mount, mat deene se Saachen wéi z.B. Loyer vu Bureau’en, Stroumrechnungen asw. bezuele mussen. 4 vun de 6 Lëtzebuerger Europadeputéieren haten an enger Resolutioundebatt fir een […]
We’ll bet you won’t guess which country is the most competitive on taxes
The Tax Foundation released its 2018 International Tax Competitiveness Index, which you can download here. The International Tax Competitiveness Index (ITCI) seeks to measure the extent to which a country’s tax system adheres to two important aspects of tax policy: competitiveness and neutrality. The ITCI points to the fact that the OECD itself has recognised that corporate taxes […]
[Video] The European Parliament decides to tell you what they’re doing with €40 million/year of your money
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m explaining the specifics of the General Expenditure Allowance (GEA) of the European Parliament.
The European Union should not receive its own direct income
In an effort to make the European Union independent of its funders, the European Parliament is making clear demands in the 2021-2027 budget talks. Their calls for direct income would have significant ramifications.
[REPORTAGE] Tilly Metz iwwer Guatemala: “Hat mir net esou vill Désespoir erwaard”
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass den 8. November ausgestraalt ginn. Guatemala ass ee Land an Zentralamerika, wat südlech u Mexiko a nördlech un Honduras an El Salvador grenzt. Der UNO zufolleg huet Guatemala deen héchsten Taux u Morden a ganz Zentralamerika, mat iwwer 27 Morden pro 100.000 Awunner. Transparency International […]
[REPORTAGE] Europaparlament well d’Dépensen vun den Europadeputéierten méi transparent maachen
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 9. November ausgestraalt ginn. D’Europäescht Parlament huet a senger leschter Plenarsëtzung fir méi Transparenz vun den Europadeputéierte gestëmmt. Et geet drëms fir méi genee ze kucken woufir déi 4400€ fir Frais’en genee ausgi ginn.
[Video] Do you trust the EU with your money?
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m explaining the specifics regarding the InvestEU programme.