Global Currency War Alert

According to Brazil’s finance minister—Guido Mantega, it is indicated that an interenational currency war of a general weakening of currency has broken out as governments around the globe compete to lower their exchange rates to boost competitiveness. This comment came along, following a series of recent interventions by central banks, in Japan, South Korea and [...]

About the Value-added Tax

VAT is seen everywhere in our daily lives. However, few people knows them very well.
Here are a few facts about the value-added tax.
1. Value-added tax is a tax that you pay when you buy goods and services in the EU. The EU minimum standard rate is 15%.
2. There are three rates of UK VAT—the standard rate of [...]

Get Rid of Your Drinking Problem

At the present age, alcoholism remains one of the main social problem, with increasing amount of people, especially teenagers involved. Alcoholism is not only a bad habit but also a terrible and sometimes deadly disease that should be paid more attention to.
The alcohol-related problems can greatly affect people’s daily lives. Millions of people are suffering [...]

Claim Your Overpaid Money Back

The UK’s Pay As You Earn tax system was developed almost seventy years ago. It has changed little over all these years. Therefore it is widely acknowledged that the system is out of date and that mistakes are inevitable.
People who worked in the UK may have overpaid tax due to various reasons, such as [...]

Recession May Be Over while Joblessness Remains

According to an announcement by the official arbiter of economic turning points, it is indicated that the economic downturn now officially ended, and the recovery officially began, in June last year. The amount of goods and services produced by the US has increased along with increase in other economic activities.
However, the US economy has lost [...]