Store the Picasso, defer the tax: how art freeports work
A freeport lets goods sit in customs limbo, untaxed until they leave. How Geneva, Luxembourg and Singapore turned that rule into vaults for art and gold.
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Every household in Germany pays for ARD and ZDF, TV or not
Germany's Rundfunkbeitrag charges each household a flat monthly fee, whatever devices it owns, and that money pays for most of ARD and ZDF.
In the UK's North Sea, 78p of each £1 of profit goes in tax
The UK Energy Profits Levy adds 38% to the tax on North Sea oil and gas profits, for a 78% total. It has raised about £12bn and runs until March 2030.
Estonia sells a digital ID card, not a right to live there
Estonian e-residency lets a foreigner start and run a company in Estonia online. It gives no right to enter the country or the EU, and no tax escape.
Your UK pension moves abroad with you, but its rises may not
A UK pension keeps paying if you move abroad. The State Pension rises each year only if your new country is on a GOV.UK list, and tax rules change too.
A film tax credit can decide where a film is shot
A film tax credit refunds a slice of what a production spends, often about 20%. That refund can decide where a film is made, and places without one lose out.