Tax Cuts Pending 20. júní 2006 12:53 According to sources close to Fréttablaðið, the tax-free yearly income ceiling could be raised up to nearly 95,000 ISK. In addition, child welfare payments - paid regularly by the state to nearly every parent in country for each child under 16 - could be extended until children are 18. Meanwhile, labour unions are fighting to reduce personal income tax from 38% to 15% for those with a yearly income of 150,000 or less. Tax cuts have already been made in the corporate sector - from 50% to 18% - and in capital gains tax, which is currently at 10%. Former Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson told an economics conference last month that he would prefer to cut taxes than raise minimum wages, in response to increasing inflation. Current PM Geir H. Haarde is not expected to deviate from this policy. - pfn News News in English Mest lesið Setti byssukúlu í póstkassa: „Næsta kemur ekki í umslagi“ Innlent Stefnir Hödd vegna ásökunar um nauðgun Innlent Stytta þurfi sumarfrí barna um að lágmarki tvær vikur Innlent Lögreglan vill ná tali af þremur mönnum Innlent Vinstribeygja inn á Bústaðaveg gæti heyrt sögunni til Innlent Leysti út lögmannsréttindin: Fer í sjálfstæðan rekstur en heldur eftirlaununum Innlent Sá blóðugan mann hlaupa út og árásarmanninn á eftir honum Innlent Hafði ritað „Breivik“ og „Drepið Trump“ á skotvopnin Erlent Játning á borðinu í umfangsmestu þjófnuðum seinni tíma Innlent Rektor rýfur þögnina eftir mótmælin á Þjóðminjasafninu Innlent
According to sources close to Fréttablaðið, the tax-free yearly income ceiling could be raised up to nearly 95,000 ISK. In addition, child welfare payments - paid regularly by the state to nearly every parent in country for each child under 16 - could be extended until children are 18. Meanwhile, labour unions are fighting to reduce personal income tax from 38% to 15% for those with a yearly income of 150,000 or less. Tax cuts have already been made in the corporate sector - from 50% to 18% - and in capital gains tax, which is currently at 10%. Former Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson told an economics conference last month that he would prefer to cut taxes than raise minimum wages, in response to increasing inflation. Current PM Geir H. Haarde is not expected to deviate from this policy. - pfn
News News in English Mest lesið Setti byssukúlu í póstkassa: „Næsta kemur ekki í umslagi“ Innlent Stefnir Hödd vegna ásökunar um nauðgun Innlent Stytta þurfi sumarfrí barna um að lágmarki tvær vikur Innlent Lögreglan vill ná tali af þremur mönnum Innlent Vinstribeygja inn á Bústaðaveg gæti heyrt sögunni til Innlent Leysti út lögmannsréttindin: Fer í sjálfstæðan rekstur en heldur eftirlaununum Innlent Sá blóðugan mann hlaupa út og árásarmanninn á eftir honum Innlent Hafði ritað „Breivik“ og „Drepið Trump“ á skotvopnin Erlent Játning á borðinu í umfangsmestu þjófnuðum seinni tíma Innlent Rektor rýfur þögnina eftir mótmælin á Þjóðminjasafninu Innlent