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  • Despite its public aim to boost investment and strengthen the US economy, companies may not be able to benefit from President George W Bush’s tax reform proposals announced last week
  • The Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE) has appointed David Devlin as its new president
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has abolished a 1% tax on the purchase of foreign currency. The law became effective on January 1 and was introduced because the tax raised little revenue and had also allowed cowboy exchange outlets to benefit while bigger banks were forced to hand over the tax. Proceeds in 2002 came to only R3 billion ($100 million).
  • Venezuela's opposition party last week held a tax protest march in Caracas. The country has been crippled by an opposition led general strike for the last six weeks. Opposition leaders are now asking individuals and companies alike to refuse to pay taxes including income and value-added tax. President Hugo Chavez has condemned this action as illegal and threatened offenders with jail terms.
  • A joint Bill proposed by a Republican and a Democrat Congressman sets out to extend the ban on new and discriminatory taxes on the internet indefinitely
  • Telecoms company Cable & Wireless has announced that has been forced to plough £1.5 billion of its diminishing £2.2 billion cash reserves into an escrow account
  • Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw advised Key Property Investments on its £112 million ($180 million) acquisition and leaseback of a property portfolio from ALSTROM. The portfolio is made up of 19 properties in the UK. Peter Steiner of Mayer Brown advised Key Property Investments on tax matters while Lovells tax partner Philip Gershuny advised ALSTROM.
  • Herbert Smith has advised SMG on its agreement to buy the publishing arm of Gannett UK. The deal is worth £216 million ($345 million) in cash. US media company Gannett publishes USA Today. Neil Warriner of Herbert Smith in London advised SMG on tax matters. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Gannett UK.
  • A double tax treaty between Finland and Singapore was ratified at the end of December last year
  • A special commissioners’ decision against UK retailer Marks & Spencer may have delayed companies fighting for equal treatment for losses incurred throughout the EU but the battle is not over yet.