Economics of Tobacco Taxation in Egypt Ashraf S. E. Saleh Arab Academy for Science‚ Technology & Maritime Transport (AAST&MT) Khaled Hanafy Arab Academy for Science‚ Technology & Maritime Transport (AAST&MT) Frank J. Chaloupka University of Illinois at Chicago 10th February 2009 Table of content i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. Introduction Tobacco Use and its Consequences in Egypt Supply of Tobacco and Tobacco Products in Egypt Tobacco Control in Egypt Cigarette Taxes and Prices in
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The debt crisis of Nigeria and Greece Introduction National debt is a problem that can inflict any country including the developed countries. Almost all countries go into budget deficit one way or the other and end up borrowing money. The most direct effect of the government debt is to place a burden on future generations of taxpayers. When these debts and accumulated interest come due‚ future taxpayers will face a difficult choice. Inheriting such a large debt cannot help but lower the living
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Research Paper No. 1929 Federalism‚ Taxation‚ and Economic Growth John William Hatfield January 2006 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES Federalism‚ Taxation‚ and Economic Growth John William Hat…eld Graduate School of Business Stanford University January 2006 Abstract We show that federalism will lead to higher economic growth. We present a model of endogenous growth where government services‚ funded by income and capital taxes‚ are a component of production. In this model a decentralized government
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The Beginning of British Imperialism in Nigeria Adam Coleman History 210: World History October 19‚ 2011 The novel Things Fall Apart‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ depicts the Igbo culture of Nigeria in the 1890’s‚ as well as the beginning of the British colonization of these people. Achebe describes the Igbo culture in fairly great detail in the novel‚ including different portions of the society and many of the laws and beliefs of the culture. The spread of Christianity brought by British missionaries
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Tax Notes: Capital Gains Capital property: depreciable property and any other property the disposal of which would result in a capital gain Capital gains = proceeds – ACB Taxable capital gain = capital loss and gain are taxed at a rate of ½ Capital losses are denied: depreciable property‚ personal use property‚ deemed dispositions (to the extend they exceed capital gains Disposition of Identical Properties (shares) Post V day pool (pre 1972) ( real estate property Median
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assessable income (AI). Remuneration Package ANNUAL SALARY Emma’s annual salary of $150‚000 per annum is assessed based on s6-5(1) ITAA97‚ which states her AI includes income according to ordinary income (OI) concept. In Scott v Commissioner of Taxation (1935)‚ the court’s definition of income is reflective of what majority of public would consider income‚ such as salaries. Emma’s annual salary does constitute for OI and is thereby AI. However‚ since Emma has arranged for 10% of her salary to
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NORTHERN NIGERIA: BACKGROUND TO CONFLICT Africa Report N°168 – 20 December 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... i I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 II. COMMUNITIES‚ ISLAM AND COLONIAL RULE ................................................... 2 A. THE PRE-COLONIAL ERA...................
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Adam Oufkir 3/26/12 Nigeria: Shell Oil Crisis In the early 20th century Britain colonized Africa and created false borders through out the continent. The creation of such false countries as Nigeria caused the grouping of people that didn’t get along well. This action by Britain caused severs instabilities in the country of Nigeria. This may have made the country unstable at first but now the problem is caused by Shell. The problem in Nigeria is not caused currently on going not because of imperialism
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FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL IN NIGERIA A subsidy is an assistance paid to a business or economic sector. Most subsidies are made by the government to producers or distributed as subventions in an industry to prevent the decline of that industry (‘Subsidy’‚ 2012). Subsidies are used to cushion the price effect of products or commodities or services to the consumer; hence it is used to control price in an economy and ensure the consumer can afford such commodity. This paper seeks to examine the removal
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The American revolution started as a result of British taxation on the American Colonies. The colonist being taxed without representation in the British Parliament made them mad. The molasses act‚ sugar act‚ and stamp act exemplify the Colonist were on the eve of a revolution due to the taxes the British imposed on them. The Molasses act was a law passed in 1733 the taxed the Colonist trade with the French West Indies. The British didn’t want the Colonist trading with anyone except the British. The
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