Archive for June 11th, 2010

Tax Blog – Mexico City plans to link tenure tax to pollution levels

Mexico City plans to link tenure tax to pollution levels
Mexico City plans to link the tenure tax on vehicle owners to the autos’ pollution levels and channel more of the proceeds into public transport, Mexican broadcasters said on Thursday. The city currently earns around 5 billion pesos (417 million U.S. dollars) a year from the tax, which it will be earmarked for the city’s Metrobus (autobus) electric mass transit system and the metro light rail …

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Peter Schiff on Irwin Schiff


More at motorhomediaries.com While driving through Darien, CT MHD stopped by to visit Peter Schiff at Euro Pacific Capital, his brokerage firm. Schiff is well known for making correct predictions about the failing economy which credits with his knowledge in Austrian economics. During this interview he spoke at length about his father Irwin Schiff who led a tax resistance movement before he was put in a cage by the federal government. Pete Schiff is currently considering running for the Senate in Connecticut against Chris Dodd.

Scottsboro’s sales tax revenue increases
Scottsboro’s city sales tax revenue is on the upswing, at least a little bit. However, city finance director Rick Wheeler is remaining cautious. “I’m not real optimistic yet,” he said. “It’s beginning to look a little better, but we’re still not where we were in previous years.”

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