Tampa Tribune State Budget Cuts Loom; Tax Increases Next? Tampa Tribune, FL - December's tax revenues fell $100 million below projections that state analysts made only a month earlier, said Atwater, R-North Palm Beach. ... Cigarette tax stubbed out Lawmakers move to plug $2.3B budget gap Fla. lawmakers work on $2.3B budget deficit -

Allegheny County won't appeal drink tax ruling Bizjournals.com, NC - Instead, Onorato will give $9 million of the excess $12 million raised by the tax directly to the Port Authority for capital projects, which his spokesman, ... Onorato Won't Appeal Drink Tax Ruling Allegheny lowered drink tax , but some bars pocketing savings Onorato won't fight drink tax ruling -

Former Bank Manager Gets 6 1 2 Years in DC Tax Scam Washington Post, United States - By Henri E. Cauvin A former bank manager who deposited almost $18 million in fraudulent DC property tax checks was sentenced this morning in federal court ... Former bank manager sentenced in DC tax scandal

BBC News UK Conservatives want savings tax cut for low earners Reuters - By Frank Prenesti and Keith Weir LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Conservative Party on Monday called for the abolition of savings tax for low ... Cameron Aims Help for UK Savers With Cut on Bank Account Tax Cameron offers savings tax cut plus clamp on public spending Cameron makes Tory tax cut vow -

ABC News Don't raise fuel tax during recession Salt Lake Tribune, United States - There is a time and a season for most everything, including raising the federal gasoline tax , but this is neither the time nor the season to do that. ... Why we should raise the gas tax Low gas prices spark fuel tax hike talk Officials Consider Raising Gas Tax -

Washington Post Obama Plan Includes $300 Billion in Tax Cuts New York Times, United States - By PETER BAKER and CARL HULSE WASHINGTON в President-elect Barack Obama plans to include about $300 billion in tax cuts for workers and businesses in his ... Obama Pitches Stimulus Package to House Republicans Obama wants tax cuts in stimulus plan Obama Eyes $300 Billion Tax Cut -

TVNZ TOPWRAP 2-US and Germany weigh tax moves, markets cheered Reuters - US President-elect Barack Obama is seeking as much as $310 billion in tax cuts as part of a massive stimulus plan to counter what senior policymakers warned ... TOPWRAP 6-US, Germany mulls tax cuts, US autos sales fall Germany's ruling coalition in tax -cut squabble Merkel's Stimulus Plans Await Tax -Cut Decision -

The Southern Ledger Oregon mulls tax on miles driven Chicago Tribune, United States - Ted Kulongoski has called for a new highway tax based on miles driven, not gasoline purchases. A state task force will look at equipping every new vehicle ... Oregon considers subbing mileage tax for gas tax Oregon May Tax Drivers By-The-Mile Oregon Considers Mileage Tax -