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  • The third part of our survey of oil and gas taxation, highlights substantial changes which have opened Venezuela’s energy industry to foreign investment, and which have given rise to new tax challenges. By Nelson Rincón, Deloitte & Touche, Caracas
  • Dean Yoost and Daisuke Miyajima, Coopers & Lybrand, Tokyo alert readers to a new area of focus for Japan’s National Tax Administration. Advice is offered on what to expect and on how to prepare the best defence strategies
  • Fink leaves Deloitte & Touche for investment bank
  • The St Petersburg legislative assembly is considering three draft laws that would provide tax incentives for foreign investors in the city. The draft laws propose state support of investment activity and tax concessions. An additional proposal calls for the establishment of a commission to help resolve investment conflicts. The commission would be composed of politicians and business representatives.
  • Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch publishing group, has agreed to purchase two businesses from California-based publisher Times Mirror. Reed Elsevier will acquire Matthew Bender and the 50% of Shepard's Company that it does not already own. The deal is valued at $1.65 billion and will create the second-largest legal publisher in the US.
  • Argos, the UK retail company, has accepted a £1.6 billion ($2.66 billion) bid from rival Great Universal Stores. The 650 pence ($11) a share offer was approved by 58% of shareholders. The deal was secured despite months of resistance from Argos directors. It will create one of the UK's largest retail companies.
  • US oil company Arco is to buy Union Texas Petroleum for $3.3 billion. The cash deal includes debt and preferred stock, and will be financed by commercial paper and other short-term borrowings. After-tax savings of at least $85 million a year are expected as a result of the acquisition.
  • A measure under consideration by the US Senate is designed to extend confidentiality privileges in tax matters. The measure is part of a wider IRS restructuring and reform bill.
  • A recent ruling by the European Court of Justice (Safir v Skattemyndigheten, Case C-118/96) has failed to give a clear principle on the subject of the taxation of pension funds. The case related to taxes on life assurance, but some companies had hoped that it would lead to a more general ruling that could apply to pension funds. Multinationals are keen to establish pan-European pension funds to make savings and ease cross-border personnel movements.
  • Vickers, the UK-based defence group, is considering rival bids from German car manufacturers for its Rolls Royce Motor Cars business. BMW appeared to have secured the deal with a £340 million ($554 million) bid in April this year. However, the bid was topped in May when Volkswagen offered £430 million for the business. Vickers recommended the Volkswagen bid to shareholders.