Taxation

Quieter restaurants, vacant retail lots as Langkawi ends duty-free perk for supercars

Langkawi had long attracted affluent travellers, luxury car enthusiasts and owners’ club members.

Japan tourist hot spot Hakone aims to implement accommodation tax

The local government aims to introduce the tax in fiscal 2028.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 27, 2026

Oil tanker JORYA sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Trump threatens 100% tariff on any country that imposes digital services tax

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz / AFP)

Explainer: The British royals and their finances

(From L to R) Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales, Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on the long Walk at Windsor Castle.

Britain’s King Charles to reveal personal tax bill: Palace

King Charles will become the first monarch to share his personal tax information.

Japan to impose anti-dumping tolls on stainless steel from China, Taiwan

Rolls of steel stored at a steel wholesale market in Shenyang, in China’s north-east Liaoning province, on June 10. Chinese imports account for around a fifth of steel products shipped to Japan.

French senators warn of wealth ‘black box’ in tax system

Wealth and how to tax it is an explosive issue in France.

Forum: Road tax framework balances multiple considerations

Trump threatens 100% tariff on French wines over digital tax

US President Donald Trump is training his tariffs gun on France’s winegrowers to protect American tech giants.

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