British Horse Racing Strike Against Proposed Tax Increases

British horse racing is staging a one-day strike in protest against the government's proposed tax rise on betting in the sport. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has rescheduled four major meetings, including fixtures at Lingfield Park, Carlisle, Uttoxeter, and Kempton Park, to create a blank ... [More info]

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Putin unfazed by Trump’s threats, plans to fight on in Ukraine — Ukraine’s new ground drones are hitting the battlefield in ever-increasing numbers — Russia drops 500-kg bomb on shopping center in Donetsk Oblast — We are doubling the Ukraine Facility: EU proposes 100 billion euros for Ukraine aid fund in 2028–2034 budget — ‘Unbearable’ — EU’s Kallas raises alarm over Russia’s escalating chemical warfare in Ukraine … and more

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Days After Giving Big #TaxCuts to #Billionaires, Trump to Hit #Workers with $2 Trillion #TaxIncrease

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/09/days-after-giving-big-tax-cuts-to-billionaires-trump-to-hit-workers-with-2-trillion-tax-increase/

#FactCheck

Explaining Trump’s Claim of a ‘68%’ #TaxIncrease

The Urban-Brookings #TaxPolicy Center estimates that, on average, #Americans’ #taxes would rise about 7.5% if the 2017 tax cuts are allowed to fully expire at the end of the year.
But #PresidentDonaldTrump has repeatedly claimed that if the #Republican #budgetbill, called the One #BigBeautifulBill Act, doesn’t pass, Americans “will get a 68% #tax increase.”

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/06/explaining-trumps-claim-of-a-68-tax-increase/

[NYTimes-Gifted]: G.O.P. Tax Bill May Hurt the Lowest Earners and Help the Richest.

Even though most Americans may see lower taxes, Republicans’ spending cuts could outweigh those benefits and leave some worse off.By Tony Romm, May 16, 2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/politics/republican-tax-bill-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Hk8.y3cB.9tjlQKEYjNb0&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#taxincrease #republicans #taxscam