Category: Fees
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Labour’s VAT on private school fees set to cool house prices in London’s affluent enclaves
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House prices are expected to fall in some of London’s most exclusive postcode areas, as Labour’s decision to introduce VAT on private school fees forces more families to reconsider their housing options. Property experts predict that homeowners with high education bills will either downsize homes, move to more affordable areas,…
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Labour says middle classes back 20% vat on private school fees
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Middle-class parents have welcomed the government’s move to impose a 20 per cent value-added tax on private school fees, according to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. Speaking ahead of the policy’s launch on Wednesday, Phillipson says many families are being “locked out” of independent education due to rising costs, and now…
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Utah residents are exasperated after HOA plans to more than double monthly fees to $800: ‘There’s no way we’re ever going to be able to ever move out of here’
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Homeowners associations are sometimes evil in the housing world, especially when they ask people for more money when they are already paying too much. In Bountiful, Utah, residents of a certain apartment complex were told that their monthly fees could soon rise to more than $800, local media reported. KSL…
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Labour’s VAT on private school fees triggers surge in state school applications
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Labour’s 20% VAT on private school fees, which is due to start in January, is already driving the shift from the independent sector to the state sector, with more than 3,000 private school students applying to schools. government between June and September. The policy, announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in…
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Private schools to launch legal action against VAT on fees, calling policy ‘discriminatory’
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Private schools in the UK, represented by the Independent Schools Council (ISC), have voted to take legal action against Labour’s decision to impose VAT on school fees. The International Study Centre, which represents 1,400 independent schools, says the new tax is discriminatory, and particularly affects students with special educational needs…
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Forget Meme Coins Or Stablecoins, DeFi Leads In Fees Generation On Ethereum
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Ethereum remains by far the largest smart contract platform by market cap. The network, which ranks second on the market cap leaderboard, hosts decentralized applications across multiple verticals. While Metaverse, gaming, and NFT activity has since dissipated, DeFi is standing and looking forward to a steady recovery in total value…
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Ethereum Fees On The Rise Again, What’s Driving This?
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On-chain data shows that Ethereum transaction fees have risen again recently. Here’s what could be behind this trend. Ethereum’s average fees have been on the rise recently In a new vision mailon-chain analytics company Santiment talked about how the Ethereum network has recently become more expensive. The metric of interest…
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Ethereum Fees On The Rise Again, What’s Driving This?
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On-chain data shows that Ethereum transaction fees have risen again recently. Here’s what could be behind this trend. Ethereum’s average fees have been on the rise recently In a new vision mailon-chain analytics company Santiment talked about how the Ethereum network has recently become more expensive. The metric of interest…
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Overtourism: Greece to target short-term rentals and levy port fees
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced measures aimed at addressing the negative impact of overtourism as visitors continue to arrive in record numbers in the post-pandemic era. The government is “very concerned” about the influx of cruise ship passengers during certain months of the year and will start imposing…
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M&A activity remains subdued in Q2 2024, keeping lid on investment bank fees (NYSE:MS)
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Frank Reporter Global mergers and acquisitions activity remained weak in the second quarter of 2024, S&P Global Market Intelligence said in a recent report. This comes as the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates high in its bid to reduce inflation, making financing deals more expensive. The number of announced…
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Ethereum Gas Fees: 5-Year Low Impact
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Image: bitcoinsensus In a groundbreaking turn of events, Ethereum Gas Fees Bitcoin prices have fallen to new record lows, with average fees falling below 2 GWI on August 10, 2024. We have not seen this remarkable feat in the past five years, indicating a major shift in the network’s operating…
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Ethereum Gas Fees: 5-Year Low Impact
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Image: bitcoinsensus In a groundbreaking turn of events, Ethereum Gas Fees Bitcoin prices have fallen to new record lows, with average fees falling below 2 GWI on August 10, 2024. We have not seen this remarkable feat in the past five years, indicating a major shift in the network’s operating…
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Kenya woos mining investors with lower gold royalty fees
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The Ministry of Mining has reduced royalties for gold miners in the hope of attracting more investment in the nascent industry. Regulations recently published by the ministry show that miners will now pay a royalty of three percent on the total value of gold extracted, down from three percent previously.…
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Hedge fund investor appetite hit by high fees and private credit, says Goldman Sachs By Reuters
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By Neil Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Global investors’ appetite for more expensive multi-strategy hedge funds has declined, Goldman Sachs said in a report to clients seen by Reuters on Friday, even though more investors plan to add hedge funds to their portfolios. Goldman Sachs data from a survey of more…
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Lawmakers shine spotlight on Sh400bn State service fees
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Government agencies, which collect about Sh400 billion annually in fees for government services, are facing increasing scrutiny over changes proposed by lawmakers aimed at improving accountability in spending public funds. A committee report submitted to the National Assembly has referred to a change in the law governing how ministerial allocations…
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China is considering increasing stock exchange fees on HFT by a massive factor of x10
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High Risk Warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage also creates additional risks and exposure to loss. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk tolerance. You may lose some…
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China is considering increasing stock exchange fees on HFT by a massive factor of x10
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High Risk Warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage also creates additional risks and exposure to loss. Before deciding to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk tolerance. You may lose some…
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Tether mints $1b on Tron with no fees
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Tether issues $1 billion in new USDT tokens on Tron blockchain as stablecoin’s total market cap grows Payments giant Tether released its latest Tron USDT supply on July 24, as reported by Arkham. paid There is nothing in the transaction fees, and such a move is usually seen as bullish.…
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Tether mints $1b on Tron with no fees
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Tether issues $1 billion in new USDT tokens on Tron blockchain as stablecoin’s total market cap grows Payments giant Tether released its latest Tron USDT supply on July 24, as reported by Arkham. paid There is nothing in the transaction fees, and such a move is usually seen as bullish.…