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11-Oct-2006
Tax revenues, measured as the ratio of tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are rising in many OECD countries despite deep cuts in tax rates, according to a new OECD report, reflecting both the effects of stronger economic growth, which has led to higher corporate profits, and moves in some countries to offset the effects of cuts in tax rates by broadening the tax base and improving tax compliance.
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28-Sep-2006
Young people should spend more time practising their driving skills before getting a licence and governments should introduce probationary periods and toughen drink-drive limits for novice drivers as part of a strategy to lower the numbers of people killed on roads, according to a new report.
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21-Sep-2006
Korea should use energy more efficiently and control green house gas emissions more effectively, according to a new OECD report. While the OECD welcomes Korea’s significant progress in tackling environmental challenges over the past decade, it notes that further steps are needed in the interests both of international environmental cooperation and Korea’s economic development.
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19-Sep-2006
A new OECD report on early childhood policy, Starting Strong II, shows that more countries are making early childhood education and care a priority, with greater attention paid to service quality. Increasingly, it shows, the early years are viewed as the first step in lifelong learning and a key to successful social, family and education policies.
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19-Sep-2006
The OECD Development Assistance Committee welcomed the Netherlands’ continued commitment to maintain high levels of development aid. The Netherlands Official Development Assistance in 2005 was USD 5.11 billion, or 0.82% of Gross National Income, making it one of the world’s most generous donor countries.
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18-Sep-2006
In a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting in Singapore on 17 September 2006, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría reviews the world economic outlook and calls on countries to work together to head off a possible resurgence of international investment protectionism.
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15-Sep-2006
OECD tax administrators meeting in Seoul agreed to work together on ways to improve tax administration and to address the significant and growing problem of international non-compliance with national tax requirements. See their Seoul Declaration.
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12-Sep-2006
Education is a gateway to employment and in almost all OECD countries educational attainment levels continue to rise, with many countries showing impressive gains in university qualifications in particular, according to data in the 2006 edition of the OECD’s annual publication Education at a Glance.
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08-Sep-2006
Governments around the world need to be better prepared for large-scale catastrophes and take a more proactive role in working with the insurance industry and other players, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría told participants at the inaugural meeting of the OECD International Network on Financial Management of Large-Scale Catastrophes in Paris today.
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09-Aug-2006
Iceland's growth performance has been impressive, but it has been accompanied by large economic imbalances that need to be corrected swiftly by approriate monetary and fiscal policies. Other challenges include minimising risks to the stability of, and completing reforms in, the financial sector as well as human capital development to sustain the rise in the country's prosperity.
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