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Punjab budget: Tax measures to yield Rs164bn
www.dawn.com

The focus of the tax reforms introduced in Punjab Finance Bill 2014-15 is to target big and luxury house and car owners, expanding the number of services to extend the scope and enhance collection of the provincial sales tax on services and raising …

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Jaguar Has Announced a New Special Vehicles Division
news.boldride.com

It's a big step for the brand, but one that's paid off for other luxury automakers. The AMG division has helped to provide services and fill gaps in the Mercedes-Benz lineup. The same can be said about BMW's M division, so you can bet Jaguar will offer …

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Local man to serve 7 years for fake bills to Medicaid
mdjonline.com

Money drawn from the fraud scheme was used to buy a house, several luxury cars and trips to Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Hankerson's employees said their checks often bounced. On top of that, parents of the children whose names were …

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Room Service, I'll Have a Massage
intransit.blogs.nytimes.com

In-room massages are a standard amenity at most upscale hotels, but luxury properties are increasingly giving their guests a chance to enjoy more elaborate spa treatments en-suite. The Chatwal in New York City, for example, has a package through its …

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Valuing open space: Preserving land is no frivolous luxury
www.mercurynews.com

This effort determined that Santa Clara County's natural capital — open space lands, natural areas, farms and ranchlands — provides a suite of benefits, known as ecosystem services, which range in value from $1.6 to $3.9 billion annually. Ecosystem …

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Punjab slaps more taxes on luxury houses, cars
www.thenews.com.pk

Other than this, the government has also increased stamp duty by one percent on immoveable property, including more services to expand the scope of GST. The total budget outlay is Rs1,044 billion. The current expenditure has been increased to Rs699.95 …

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U.K. Homebuilders Decline as BOE Rate Increases Near
www.bloomberg.com

Home values in six of London's 10 most expensive boroughs fell in April as the luxury housing market cools, Acadata Ltd. and LSL Property Services Plc said in a report today. Barratt Developments Plc (BDEV), which bought a stake in CPC Group's Sugar …

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A dead letter day for Australia Post's delivery service
www.businessspectator.com.au

The 900 jobs are almost certainly only the start of what will be a long-term shrinking of its workforce, if Australia Post is afforded the luxury of managing down its costs over time. Stanhope has warned of the potential for the rate of volume decline …

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MasterCard expects big growth from 'big data'
www.theaustralian.com.au

MasterCard does not give figures for its information services products but "other revenues", which include the sale of data, grew 22 per cent in the first quarter of 2014 to $341 million, outpacing the growth of total revenue dominated by payments …

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