Taxpayers fail to keep pace with PAN card holders

Last Updated: Sunday, September 4, 2011, 17:35

Disconnect between PAN card holders and taxpayers in India is growing bigger by the day.

Brit taxpayers’ money was used to fund al Qaeda’ in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 00:57

UK taxpayers’ money meant for destroying poppy crop was used by al Qaeda.

Australian taxpayers to shell out 2.3 million for Oprah trip

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 14:09

Oprah Winfrey had grabbed headlines by gifting her 300-strong studio audience an all-expenses paid trip to Australia. But her gesture has caused a furore in the host country after it emerged that Australian taxpayers will foot the bill for the sojourn.

Tony Blair`s security costs British taxpayers 250,000 pounds

Last Updated: Sunday, July 4, 2010, 21:22

Former PM Tony Blair`s security is costing the British taxpayer a whopping 250,000 pounds annually.

‘Taxpayers have right to know how money is spent’

Last Updated: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 21:42

As demands for thorough scrutiny of spending of public funds grow, Vice President Hamid Ansari said citizens have every right to know how the tax-payers money is being spent by the government to implement various programmes.

Obama signs bill to boost US tourism promotion

Last Updated: Friday, March 5, 2010, 09:27

Looking for an edge in the global war for tourism dollars, US President Barack Obama has signed into law moves to attract more overseas travellers.

It’s costly to back Blair`s Middle East role!

Last Updated: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 13:47

In a bid to support Tony Blair’s role of Middle East peace envoy, a whopping GBP 600,000 are being spent annually, but the former British prime minister has not spoken to even a single Foreign Office minister since October.

MCD extends amnesty for property taxpayers by 2 months

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 00:01

The MCD on Tuesday announced that the last date of availing amnesty scheme for property taxpayers has been extended by two months till December 31.

French get list of 3000 tax suspects from Swiss: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 17:10

France has received a list of 3,000 French taxpayers with bank accounts in Switzerland as part of a double taxation agreement signed between the two countries last week, according to a report in a French newspaper on Sunday.