The government has said there is no proposal under its consideration to allow private car owners to share rides and charge fare, and no steps have been taken to evolve a regulatory mechanism over the same. “At present there is no such proposal under consideration of the Ministry of Road ... Read More »
Mexico has condemned a US suggestion that it may impose a 20% tax on Mexican imports to pay for President Donald Trump’s planned border wall. Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said such a tax would make Mexican imports more expensive for US consumers and they would end up paying for the ... Read More »
A plan to tax recreational marijuana locally, should it be legalized by California voters in November, is now being taken off the shelf. L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who proposed the 10 percent tax on the gross receipts of pot businesses, is now asking that her fellow leaders nix the idea. Two weeks ... Read More »
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted down a Republican-backed proposal to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s secretive surveillance powers after the mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub last week. The measure followed the Senate’s rejection on Monday of four measures that would have restricted gun sales. During Wednesday’s ... Read More »
