In what acting Secretary General Shinji Tarutoko has described as a “make or break year”, the ruling Democratic Party of Japan is struggling to get the support required for tax hikes which the party sees as essential to “simultaneously achieve the goals of securing stable revenue sources for financing social security and regaining governmental fiscal health”.
Corporate tax reform in Australia was expected in 2011, but widespread change did not materialise and the issue looks set to continue in 2012 as the government seeks input on how the system should operate.
Over the next six months Republicans in each US state will vote for the candidate they want to represent the party in next November's presidential election. Here’s what the hopefuls have to say on corporate taxes.
