US Congress and President Biden Reach Debt Ceiling Agreement in Principle
The week promises to be busy for the US Congress. After several days of negotiations, US President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy announced on Saturday May 27 that they had reached an “agreement in principle” to avoid default on payment by the United States. 99 pages long, the text […]
Twitter saga. Elon Musk plans to fight back in court
Elon Musk, who is being sued by Twitter for reneging on his commitment to acquire the social network, counterattacked on Friday July 29, 2022 by filing a lawsuit against Twitter in a court in Delaware, United States, says the Wall Street Journal. This confidential complaint is not yet publicly available. Legal escalation In what promises […]
California foresees a “significant” decrease in its olive oil production in the 2022/23 campaign
The OOCC Board of Directors met in Sacramento on June 6, where it made an estimate of the next harvest, approved the entity’s budget for the fiscal year (sampling program, research, outreach, and administration and operations) and committed to address the problem of increased profitability for olive oil producers. According to this entity, the harvest […]
Zelensky signed law to increase taxes
Photo: Office of the President President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky – – The document signed by the President provides for the protection of the budget from possible tax evasion. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law on the balance of budgetary receipts or, as it is called, “resource” bill No. 5600. The Verkhovna Rada […]
Payments to the vaccinated: Zelensky signed the law
Vaccinated Ukrainians are promised one thousand hryvnia – – The law provides for the allocation of UAH 8 billion to the Ministry of Economy under the e-Support program. An additional 2.2 billion are earmarked for the fight against COVID. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law amending the Law on the State Budget-2021. According to bill […]
NATO is preparing a new plan for countering the Russian Federation – media
NATO is preparing a new plan to counter Russia – – It provides for the possibility of a simultaneous attack in the Baltic and Black Sea regions, including with the potential use of nuclear weapons, cyber weapons and space systems. Defense ministers of NATO member states at a meeting in Brussels plan to approve a […]
Medvedchuk received a motion for arrest with an alternative to a billion bail
Photo: Public Medvedchuk was handed a motion for arrest with a bail of 1 billion hryvnia – – The document provides for a preventive measure within the pre-trial investigation period – until November 19. People’s Deputy of the Opposition Platform faction – For the life of Viktor Medvedchuk, law enforcement officers handed over a motion […]
Rada adopted the law on the indexation of pensions
Photo: rada.gov.ua The document will enter into force on January 1, 2022 – – The bill provides for the annual indexation of pensions on March 1 for military personnel, civil servants and other categories of pensioners. The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the first reading amendments to some laws of Ukraine regarding the improvement of pension […]
The Nation / Treasury plans to use the IMF funds this month
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The Undersecretary of State for Taxation (SET), dependent on the Ministry of Finance, reported the suspension of the registration of biometric data for the performance of procedures by taxpayers and those responsible to said State portfolio. The new provision will take effect from August 1 of this fiscal year, according to general resolution No. 93/2021. […]
The Cabinet of Ministers denied the statement about toll roads
Photo: facebook.com/oleksandr.kubrakov So far, toll roads in Ukraine are only in the project – – The project on the construction of six roads provides for a public-private partnership, not a concession, so the driver will not be charged a fee. Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov denied the statement of his deputy Anna Yurchenko about toll roads […]