VOA标准英语2012--Major US Tax, Spending Decisions Could Hinge on November Elections

Major US Tax, Spending Decisions Could Hinge on November Elections Last week brought a tantalizing hint of movement in a politically divided legislature. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed a bill to retain current tax rates on earnings under $250,

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Releases Tax Payment to Palestinian

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 February 2006 Israel says it will release tax and customs payments to the Palestinian Authority. The payments were suspended last week, after the Islamic militant group Hama

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel to Release Frozen Tax Funds to Palestini

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 24 June 2007 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, right, and FM Tzipi Livni, attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 24 Jun 2007 Israel plans to release a large sum of money in a bid to boost beleaguered Palestinian President Ma

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Wants Tax Change for US Health Insurance

By Scott Stearns Washington 25 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush wants to change the way Americans pay for health insurance. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, it is one of the changes he called for in this week's State of the

VOA标准英语2008年-France Calls for European Union to Ease Gas Tax

By Lisa Bryant Paris 27 May 2008 The French government has called for the European Union to suspend certain gas taxes and for OPEC to increase production as part of a series of measures to ease the high cost of oil - which has topped $130 a barrel. L

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tax Cuts Put Oklahoma In A Bind. Now Gov. Fallin Wants To Raise Taxes

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, so Oklahoma is in a bit of a bind. Riding high on the oil boom in the late 2000s, the state slashed taxes - but the promised prosperity never came, and now state lawmakers are trying to find a way out. Rachel Hubbard of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Prosecutors Conclude Arguments Against Paul Manafort In Bank And Tax Fraud Trial

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today, defense lawyers get their opportunity in the trial of Paul Manafort. President Trump's former campaign chairman is on trial for bank and tax fraud, and prosecutors finished their case yesterday as NPR justice reporter Ryan

美国国家公共电台 NPR Jury Finds Paul Manafort Guilty In Federal Tax And Bank Fraud Trial

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All morning, we're bringing you the latest on two major court cases connected to President Donald Trump. The president's former lawyer pleaded guilty to eight charges yesterday. They included illegal payments to keep two women fr

美国国家公共电台 NPR Big Tobacco Spends Big To Block A Tax And Medicaid Expansion In Montana

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And now we're going to look at how one issue in one race is playing out. The tobacco industry is pouring money into Montana to fight a ballot initiative that would raise tobacco taxes to pay for Medicaid expansion. Montana

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Releases $100M in Frozen Tax Funds to Pa

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 19 January 2007 Israel is easing an economic boycott on the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority, releasing funds for the first time in 10 months. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is part of Israel's

VOA常速英语2007年-British Leader Apologizes After Taxpayer Inform

By Tom Rivers London 21 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologized and ordered a review after the personal financial details of about 25 million people were lost in the mail. The loss of the huge amount of sensitive information