Biden : Raising corporate tax will not cause companies to leave the United States
Biden proposed to increase corporate tax from 21% to 28% when he announced his infrastructure plan last week. The White House html emphasized on the 25th that this tax rate is still lower than before Trump's tax reform in 2017. Biden said he was not worried that raising tax rates would drive companies out of the United States. In his speech at the Chicago Global Affairs Commission on the same day, U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen reiterated the Biden administration's proposal for the lowest global tax rate. Yellen said the world's lowest tax rate helps prevent some countries from trying to attract "bottom-to-bottom competition" by lowering the tax rate.
Putin signed a decree, and the current head of state can be re-elected for two more terms
Russian President Putin signed a legal decree on the 5th, giving the current head of state the right to seek re-elect for two terms again. This decree may be elected as President of Russia under Article 81 of the Russian Constitution's legal provisions on the election of Russian presidential elections, i.e. citizens over 35 years of age, who have lived in Russia for more than 25 years, and who have not and have not had foreign nationality and long-term foreign residence or other identification documents. Citizens who serve as Russian president for two terms have no right to be re-elected president. However, the law stipulates that the number of terms the president will take to the effect of the Constitution is not considered. In March last year, Valentina Dereshkova, the first female astronaut of Russia and a member of the Duma State, proposed an amendment to the Basic Law of the Federal, which proposed to abolish the term of the Russian Federation, thereby allowing Putin to run for president again.
England will start the second phase of the lifting of ban next week
British Prime Minister Johnson announced on the 5th that England will enter the second phase of the road map for lifting the ban next week. Non-essential stores that have been closed for 4 months under the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to reopen, and restaurants and bars can resume outdoor dining. The British authorities also announced the preliminary ideas on the same day about resuming large-scale events, easing social distancing restrictions, piloting the COVID-19 vaccine passport, and restoring international tourism. It is reported that the UK's ban on non-essential overseas travel may be relaxed as early as next month's 17th. But local officials warned that if COVID-19 cases continue to surge in other countries, the UK may postpone the lifting of the ban and authorities will make another decision at that time.
Former French city minister was robbed and attacked by home
Former French Marseille Football Club, former city minister, former MP Darby and his wife were violently attacked and robbed at their home in the suburbs of Paris on the 4th. According to police reports, four suspects broke into their residence, beat the Dabi and his wife, tied them up with wires, and then robbed them. Darby's wife was slightly injured and was taken to the hospital for examination. Darby, 78, has gastric and esophageal cancer and was also slightly injured in the attack, but he refused to go to the hospital. French police initially designated the case as violent robbery and kidnapping. Relevant investigations are still in progress. French President Macron spoke with Darby on the phone after the incident and expressed concern about the case. Darby is a well-known French businessman. He served as a member of the French National Assembly in the 1990s. He was involved in a series of cases of corruption, tax fraud and abuse of company assets.
train accident was tragic. The driver of the dead line was cremated. The train derailed by the "Taruko" train derailment accident caused major casualties. The driver of the dead line was cremated on the 6th. Minister of Transportation Lin Jialong came to the scene to pay homage. The body of other passengers who died was also cremated one after another. Hualien County Mayor Xu Zhenwei went to the mourning hall to comfort his family and asked the government to provide more perfect compensation to the family. The "Taruko" train hit a construction vehicle at a high speed, resulting in serious casualties and injuries. The public provided assistance to repair at least 28 bodies, but many victims were quite incomplete and there were difficulties in repair. At the time of the accident, the Hualien Taiwan Military General Hospital, who was treating the injured, revealed that although the injured passengers had stable injuries, they had trauma syndrome. The Hualien County Government said that in the next few days, after all the bodies are restored, a joint public memorial will be held, and different religious ceremonies will be provided in the hope that the deceased can rest in peace.
Source: Phoenix TV Information Station
Editor: Lin Zi
