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  • As International Tax Review reveals the results of the third annual survey of Latin American tax advice, Oliver Ralph talks to consultants and their clients about the globalization of tax policy that is forcing a sea change in the way that advice is given.
  • Spain to aid recession-hit companies, UK will be a lower-taxed port in a storm, Malaysian budget promises tax changes, Evasion spreads in Russia as harsher laws are ignored, Brazil’s austerity plan increases tax burden, Cayman Islands will not cooperate on tax crime, Pakistan’s economy rests on tax collectors’ shoulders France’s tax breaks will fight the millennium bug, Tax cuts may lift Peru’s gloom
  • Mexico has fared better than some of its Latin-American neighbours in the economic crisis. But the outlook is not good and high tax rates are viewed as a potential safety net
  • The Shanghai Finance Bureau and the Shanghai Local Tax Bureau have created a tax refund programme for residential property buyers in Shanghai.
  • The inclusion of food in Australia's planned goods and services tax (GST) is ensuring the proposals get a rough ride through the Senate. Dissent may result in the final legislation being more complex than first envisaged.
  • Deutsche Bank is to acquire Bankers Trust in a transaction valued at approximately $9.7 billion. The move will create the world’s largest financial services company in terms of assets.
  • US-based bookseller Barnes & Noble is to purchase Ingram Book Group in a deal valued at $600 million. This comprises $200 million in cash and $400 million in stock.
  • The UK Inland Revenue has published a consultative document on a general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR), which will apply to companies and direct taxes only.
  • Enron Corporation is to purchase Wessex Water of the UK for £1.34 billion. The purchase is a key step in Enron’s formation of a new global water company.
  • A call by Germany and France for an end to unanimous voting on tax issues in the EU has led to heated debate over tax sovereignty. Many member states fear that the loss of their veto could lead to harmonization of taxes across Europe.