Thousands protest austerity plan in France
May 1st, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 1 (IANS) Thousands of people marched through the main cities of France Tuesday to express their opposition to the government's austerity plan.Trade unions, left political activists and others ... Read more...
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France narrows 2011 budget deficit
January 25th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 25 (IANS) France registered a budget gap of 90.8 billion euros ($118.22 billion) in 2011, down by 4.6 billion euros from the previous year, Budget Minister Valerie Pecresse ... Read more...
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Republicans reject tax breaks cut for wealthy
September 13th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) President Barack Obama has suggested what he calls a "common-sense approach" of limiting tax deductions for the wealthy to pay most of the cost of ... Read more...
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US invests in R&D to compete with China, India: Obama
September 14th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) President Barack Obama says his administration had made the largest investment in research and development in history so that the US can compete with China ... Read more...
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President Obama reacts to passage of the American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act
May 29th, 2010 - 5:36 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama expressed his remarks on the House passage of the American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act which will bring a needed relief to families and ... Read more...
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AARP laudes passing of the American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act
May 29th, 2010 - 2:42 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond on Friday said that the passage of the American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act by the U.S. House ... Read more...
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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell calls on budget approval for education and economic development programs
April 6th, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by BNO News
SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA (BNO NEWS) -- Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell called on the General Assembly to approve a budget that will continue to make strong investments in education and economic development programs, the ... Read more...
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US will realise advantages of outsourcing: PM
May 9th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the US will soon realise the advantages of outsourcing business activities to India.
"Governments take certain postures and learn fast. Such measures ... Read more...
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Obama remark on Bangalore misinterpreted: Nasscom
May 6th, 2009 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama's remark that American firms were shipping more jobs to Bangalore than creating them in Buffalo (in New York state) had been "misinterpreted", an ... Read more...
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India’s IT professionals upset with Obama
May 5th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Maitreyee Boruah
Bangalore, May 5 (IANS) Indian IT professionals Tuesday slammed President Barack Obama's move to end tax incentives for US companies that ship jobs to countries like India, saying it ... Read more...
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Obama’s tax plan not seen hitting Indian outsourcing
May 5th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) India Inc believes the move by the Barack Obama administration to reduce tax breaks for US firms that ship jobs overseas will hit American companies more ... Read more...
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Obama plans tax crackdown on firms setting shop in India
May 5th, 2009 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 5 (IANS) Contending that the current US tax system gives US-based multinationals shipping jobs to places like India an unfair advantage over domestic rivals, President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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