Federal tax rates have become an issue in the presidential election.

Bush's election program promised big tax cuts, which he followed through on.

Tax cuts made Reagan enormously popular and helped win him re election in 1984.

America, in fact, needs a value added tax, which is widely used in Europe, but Obama himself staunchly ruled out that kind of tax increase during his election campaign.

Bush's election program promised big tax cuts, which he followed through on. When asked about the ballooning deficit, he explained that we have a deficit because tax revenues are down and that the tax relief package has helped the economy, and that the deficit would have been bigger without the tax relief package.

Tax reform.

Tax reform

It started on tax reform a 'flat' income tax, a single regressive social tax, a ban on the turnover tax, etc.

All for One Tax and One Tax for All?

Since his success in the Diet election last year, Abe has talked about liberalizing electricity markets, improving corporate governance, and undertaking tax reform.

A tax called a death tax is regarded very differently from a tax called an inheritance tax, even though the two are really identical.

There's a fine line between tax minimisation and tax avoidance.

There's a fine line between tax minimization and tax avoidance.

An Inequality Tax

Evading Tax Evasion

Tax Justice Reconsidered

Tax the Oligarchs

Half of tax revenue is collected with a value added tax, which is essentially a tax on consumption.

On May 19, the state s voters, in a special election, rejected an array of tax increases and spending cuts required to balance its budget.

Indeed, the new budget is a pre election bonanza for key constituencies tax cuts for the middle class and perks for the country s big corporations.

Post election talk abounds about higher wealth taxes, business taxes, and an increase in value added tax precisely the opposite of what Germany's economy needs.

The DPJ suffered a bitter defeat in this summer s upper house election, after Kan abruptly proposed a significant increase in the highly unpopular consumption tax.

The tax inspectorate has changed the procedure for sending tax assessment notices.

In election after election, voter turnout has hit historic lows.

On election day, the Election Violation Map was not accessible.

Japan s Tax Hike Test

Tax and spend (Please)

The Corporate Tax Conundrum

The price includes tax.

This amount includes tax.

Please pay the tax.

Italy s Taxing Election

Brazil Coldest Election

Iraq s Critical Election

Ukraine s Watershed Election

America s Global Election

Britain s Silent Election

Turkey s Critical Election

Rule 22 Election

The Election law

Pre election campaigns

Election time, again

Of course, this meant approving fresh tax increases, which cost George Bush, Sr. his re election and led to the polarized politics of the 1990's.

But the barriers to such measures say, to make the tax system more progressive are well known, especially against the backdrop of a presidential election campaign.

This can include broadening the tax base, reducing tax avoidance and evasion, improving tax collection, and developing new, cooperative international taxation strategies.