Tag: Capital gains tax
An official of the Ministry of Finance is worried about the government’s tax proposals
Helsingin Sanomat emphasized that it is unusual for a key person to publicly comment on government proposals. Also the Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko (Keski) considered last week that the government should withdraw the proposals and added that he appreciates the importance of the proposals for the left-wing parties in the government coalition. His assessment […]
Experts demand equally progressive income and capital income taxation in Finland
They explained that due to the non-progressive nature of the capital gains tax, the richest 1% pay proportionally less tax than middle income earners. While the wealth of the top percentile thus increased fivefold between 1987 and 2019, the wealth of the bottom nine deciles grew only marginally, by 3.6 percent. The differences have only […]
Marin: Finland could vote against the EU return regulation
The European Union proposes, for example, that at least 20 percent of the land and sea areas in the 27-country bloc be returned to their natural state by 2030. The question of the utilization of forest resources has revealed a deep division between the Center and the Green Alliance. On Friday, the Parliament’s trade committee […]
A historic purchase of Wolt worth half after a stock price crash
The sale of the Finnish distribution company Wolt to the US technology company Doordash last November was announced at the time as the second largest acquisition in Finnish business history. The value of the entire share transaction was approximately EUR 7 billion, and according to Wolt, the acquisition would generate approximately EUR 600 million in […]
Housing economists are pushing Lars Løkke’s tax plan to the ground
– It is done in Sweden, and it is not something that the Swedish housing economists like. They want to take over the Danish system, he says. In his book “Out of the blue”, Lars Løkke Rasmussen outlines a model that is similar to the Swedish one, where the profit from the sale is taxed. […]
Løkke’s tax proposal gets a cold shoulder
– It is a populist proposal that has no place on earth at all, says commentator on Børsen Helle Ib. Løkke, who has founded the party Moderaterne, writes according to Politiken in his book “Out of the blue” that he wants a showdown with the “arbitrary tax-free gains on housing trade”. On the other hand, […]
The survey reveals fraudulent purchases of Ncell inserts
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 7 (ANI): Investigation by the Center for Investigative Journalism-Nepal revealed that a British journalism organization – Finance Uncovered – has found that a handful of Nepalese investors have made fortunes by transacting shares of mobile operator Ncell. The joint investigation report, which was published on Tuesday, has a detailed account of the […]
