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Small Quebec town introduces $200 tax for treeless yards in effort to combat heat islands
A small Quebec town is using a novel approach to encourage residents to plant trees by charging a $200 annual surtax to homeowners who don't have at least one tree in their front yard. The municipality said the trees are necessary to mitigate the impact ...
#environment #tax #urbanplanning #heat #Quebec #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sa

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@byteseu the politics of envy. Cutting off one’s nose to spite your face. The top 1% by wealth in Britain pay almost 30% of taxes collected by U.K. Revenue. That’s tax on their income earned in the U.K. There are roughly 70,000 non-doms in the U.K. They are leaving in large numbers. How will the U.K. replace the lost tax income? As if it doesn’t already have a problem balancing the books. #uk #thirdworldbritain #nondom #tax #mittal #starmer #Labour

politico.eu/article/nothing-of

'taking a softer line on Big Tech is politically challenging for No. 10, particularly after bringing in a host of welfare cuts.'
'the Liberal Democrats released a statement: “if the government goes ahead with slashing taxes for the social media giants whilst cutting welfare for millions of the most vulnerable, it would be tantamount to robbing disabled people to appease #Musk and #Trump.”'

POLITICO · ‘Nothing is off the table’ in Trump trade talks, UK tech chief saysBy Isobel Hamilton
#politics#UK#USA

#Republicans continue to support #tariffs and #tax on benefits with zero evidence their methods will produce any positive effects.
In fact, the evidence pointing to historical errors are profound.

All this hope based on nothing is awesome. I only wish Democrats had half as much hope to invest US national security on. #Biden and #Obama handed Trump a stable economy and Republicans are hell bent on economic destruction.
#Hope
#premarket
#investing
#Democrats vs #Republicans
#2026election

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#petition #costoflivingcrisis #CostOfLiving #taxwealth #DisabilityRights #rachelreeves #tax_the_rich #taxtherich #tax

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