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Sep 11 2024
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Mexico President Says Judicial Reforms 'Example To World'
Mexico's outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday hailed the approval of controversial reforms to allow voters to elect all judges, saying they would be an "example to the world."
"It's very important to end corruption and impunity. We will make great progress when it is the people of Mexico who freely elect the judges, the magistrates, the justices," Lopez Obrador
Barron'sSep 13 2024
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Tack on one more to Trump's tax-cut pledges: No tax on overtime pay
Former President Donald Trump said on Thursday, Sept. 12, he would add another tax cut to his agenda if elected to the White House in November. This time, the Republican nominee pledged to eliminate taxes on overtime pay. “The people who work overtime are among the hardest-working citizens in our country, and for too long, no one in Washington has been looking out for them,” Trump said during
Straight Arrow NewsJun 10 2016
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The GOP's taxing choices on tax reform
Donald Trump touts tax relief for ordinary Americans. But thanks in part to Reagan-era tax reform, 45 percent of households already pay no federal income tax.
Christian Science MonitorSep 11 2024
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Mexican Senate gives final approval for judicial reform
MEXICO CITY, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a sweeping reform that will reshape the country's judiciary system by electing judges by popular vote, cementing a victory for outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who has championed the controversial proposal.
Critics fear the reform could threaten the rule of law and damage Mexico's economy
ReutersSep 01 2024
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Those judicial reforms down in Mexico
Who knew that we’d be talking about an outgoing Mexican president and judicial reforms? Well, that’s where we are. In fact, Mexicans are deeply divided about it. There are marches expected next, as a Mexican friend told me over breakfast. So what’s going on? Why are foreign investors worried about this? Let’s take a look: US Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar has warned that the changes would “
American ThinkerSep 10 2024
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Mexican senators hurl insults in discussion of judicial reform
MEXICO CITY, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Mexican senators hurled insults on Tuesday in a tense session ahead of a vote on a controversial judicial reform, with opposition lawmakers accusing the ruling bloc of underhand tactics to ensure they secure the votes needed for its approval. The vote is expected to be tight, with the ruling coalition formally one senator short of the two-thirds majority needed
ReutersSep 18 2024
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Japanese Firms Pay Lip Service to TSE’s Reform Plan: Nissay
Nippon Life Insurance Co., one of Japan’s largest institutional investors, said that less than a third of domestic companies that had complied with the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s request for disclosure of business improvement plans had also provided detailed strategies.
The TSE’s name-and-shame campaign, launched last year and aimed at goading Japanese companies into paying more attention
BloombergSep 09 2024
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Japan’s sleepy companies still need more reform
R takeover offer is a delicate moment for any company board. For the leadership of Seven & i, the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven, a convenience-store chain, the burden of responsibility is even greater. Its response to what could become the largest ever foreign acquisition of a Japanese firm represents a pivotal moment in the country’s corporate-governance revolution.
The EconomistSep 13 2024
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Swedish Government to Lower Marginal Tax Rate for High Earners
Sweden’s government pledged to lower marginal tax rates by extending tax deductions across higher income groups from next year.
The reform, expected to cost some 4.7 billion kronor ($460 million), is intended to increase productivity and motivate people to educate themselves for more qualified roles, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson said in an op-ed in the business daily Dagens
Bloomberg