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Corporate tax cuts: The issues for Bangladesh

A news item in the Financial Express of February 21 drew my attention where the business leaders called for cutting corporate tax progressively by 5, 7 and 10 per cent respectively over three years beginning 2018-19. They also asked for multistage VAT (value added tax) rates for different types of...

The dangerous absurdity of America's trade wars

Don Quixote fought windmills. US President Donald Trump fights trade deficits. Both battles are absurd, but at least Quixote's was tinged with idealism. Trump's is drenched in enraged ignorance.Last week, it was announced that the US international deficit on goods and services had widened to $621 billion, despite Trump's promise...