Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has ...

In the last three years, Siddaramaiah led Congress government has heavily prioritised a ‘pro-poor; Universal Basic Income ...

Excise revenue is tipped to fall by $5.4bn over the next five years, and the government is largely blaming one thing – tobacco.

Florida has the most regressive tax system in the nation, with the lowest-income residents paying a much higher effective tax rate than the wealthiest. Eliminating property taxes could lead to higher ...

A group of American air cargo carriers are lobbying the Trump administration to temporarily suspend federal excise taxes on ...

The cannabis excise tax helps support programs such as childcare, early childhood development, medical research, and youth substance abuse prevention.

In early 2026, the Philippines found itself at the sharp end of a global energy shock. Conflict in the Middle East and the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted the global oil trade, ...

As the public debate over Finance Bill 2026 rages, the loudest arguments are predictably about numbers — whether a 25 percent excise duty is too high, or whether a particular VAT reclassification is ...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee approved a decision to revise the methodology ...