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A biochemist was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for killing her estranged husband by knocking him out and stuffing him into a vat of acid, possibly while he was still alive.
A biochemist who killed her husband by knocking him out and pouring hydrochloric acid on him was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder.
A Tax Snake in the Grass by AJ DiCintioCatherine Rampell's NY Times article about the value added tax ("Many See the VAT Option as a Cure for Deficits") evokes a number of reactions, one of the most important of which is "Who are the many"? Now, before that question is answered, a definition of the VAT, a br …
Mrs. Pelosi's VAT Candor about taxes is rare in Washington, so when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi admits that Democrats may have to impose a huge new tax on the middle class to fund their spending ambitions, believe her.
Obama's not-so-secret plan to raise taxes :: James Pethokoukis Does President Obama have a secret plan to raise taxes on middle-class Americans — and,well, pretty much everybody else — with a European-style, value-added tax? Actually, it's not such a big secret. Connect the dots:
First major case of carbon credit crime38 million British pounds was the presumed gain in a carbon credit scam investigated by British police.
Obama's Tax Flip-Flop On Health BenefitsThe campaign ad was ominous: "John McCain would make you pay income tax on your health insurance benefits. Taxing health benefits for the first time ever." So warned candidate Barack Obama less than a year ago.
Man boiled alive in vat of chocolate An American man has died after falling into a vat of boiling melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant.
N.J. man dies after falling into vat of chocolateA man dies after falling into a vat of melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant, authorities said.
Worker dies after fall into boiling chocolate Rescuers say a man died after falling into a vat of boiling chocolate inside a factory in Camden.
The VAT TAX , Socialized Medicine and ShareholdersThe VAT is nothing more than a national sales tax. Again Obama is breaking his pledge not to raise taxes on Americans making less than $250,000. It will also affect corporate earnings thus having effects on 401k's and IRA.'s. (click the links in the article)
US May Consider National Sales TaxCommon around the world, including in Europe, such a tax -- called a value-added tax, or VAT -- has not been seriously considered in the United States. But advocates say few other options can generate the kind of money the nation will need to avert fiscal calamity.
Is a National Sales Tax on the Way?With budget deficits soaring and President Obama pushing a trillion-dollar-plus expansion of health coverage, some Washington policymakers are taking a fresh look at a money-making idea long considered politically taboo: a national sales tax.
Frances cuts VAT on restaurant meals EU finance ministers today gave the go-ahead for France to slash the cost of restaurant meals via a cut in VAT to 5.5% in a move to boost consumer confidence and spending as the European economy faces its worst slump for 80 years.
Why spendthrift Brown is scaring the GermansHaunted by visions of wheelbarrows filled with Reichsmarks, Germany has developed a national aversion to fiscal profligacy – which may explain why its politicians have turned on Britain
German ridicule for UK policiesThe German finance minister has launched an outspoken attack on the UK government's plans to help pull Britain out of the economic downturn.
VAT cut mooted for recovery planReports say that part of Alistair Darling's plan to help the British economic situation which is to be revealed Monday could be to lower VAT by 2.5%, making it "only" 15%.
VAT fraudster must pay back £26 millionA 35-year-old man jailed for his part in a multi-million pound VAT fraud must repay £26m to the government. The repayment order on Craig Johnson who is serving 12-and-a-half years, was made at a confiscation hearing.
Teacake set to cost taxman £3.5mThe UK Treasury is facing a £3.5m bill, because of VAT wrongly imposed on a Marks and Spencer teacake, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. Customers paid VAT for 20 years before the authorities accepted the product was a cake, which does not command VAT.
Calls to cut VAT on fruit juicesIn advance of the Budget on 12 March, the soft drinks industry have called for a cut in the full rate of VAT (17.5%) on fruit juices. The industry say that the tax undermines the government's aim to encourage healthy eating.
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics says that increasing tax on alcohol and limiting the hours of sale would be effective tactics against the increasing abuse of alcohol in the UK.
VAT warning to 2,597 public gymsThe Inland Revenue plans to levy VAT on non-profit making trusts that run leisure centre gyms. Following a court case in Scotland, the HM Revenue & Customs has circulated a warning to all 2,597 public gyms, that they must charge 17.5% VAT on membership fees.
Unsupervised 19 year old Dies in Vat of Sulphuric Acid September 23, 2007 two men were working alone in a Redwood City, California plant. One of them, a 19 year old young man, Fernando Gonzalez was not wearing any safety equipment and drowned in a vat of Sulphuric Acid when he was overcome by the fumes.
Tory group urges 'green rebate'A stamp duty rebate for home-buyers who improve the energy efficiency of their houses has been proposed by a Conservative policy group. The Quality of Life group also proposes cuts in council tax and VAT for those who make "green" domestic renovations.
Borlo becomes France's new environment minister, French News, France, ExpaticaPARIS, June 19, 2007 (AFP) - Jean-Louis Borloo, named France's superminister for the environment on Tuesday, is a political maverick who earned a reputation as the social conscience in the government of former president Jacques Chirac.
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Lapdancers to pay tax on earnings after tax U-turn The taxman can take a bite out of lapdancers' earnings after a High Court judge ruled today that the clubs where they perform are not liable for VAT.
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