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Loyens & Loeff is opening a new office in Hong Kong on January 16. The office will be co-lead by tax partner Carola van den Bruinhorst

Zimplats, the Zimbabwean mining company, has become involved in a $28 million tax fight with the country’s government over unpaid royalties.

The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) will launch an advance pricing agreement (APA) programme in April.

Disputes continue over Poland’s mining tax despite the announcement of a reduced rate this week, but one adviser claims the government’s real motivation for introducing the levy is the projected growth of Poland’s shale gas industry.

Since airlines were brought into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) last month, long-haul countries have been stepping up the noise of protests which will only hurt the environment and taxpayers.

This month will be an uncomfortable one for taxpayers as VAT hikes come into force around the world. Here are the changes you need to be aware of.

If the government’s proposals are enacted, China’s biggest polluters will face a new tax on their carbon emissions from 2015.

The outline for Japanese tax reform proposals was released on December 26 2011 with changes to intercompany loan regulations.

While airlines were brought into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) at the beginning of this week, Chinese airlines have today refused to pay the tax.