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Ryanair Threatens Flight Cuts Over Belgium’s New Passenger Tax

TEC News / AFP January 14, 2026

Airline warns that the €3 passenger tax at Charleroi could push flights, jobs, and travelers to countries with lower fees.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland on July 27, 2025

Did von der Leyen Go Too Far This Time?

Pieter Cleppe August 1, 2025

A supranational bureaucracy is trying to increase its own enormous budget while doing next to nothing to address fraudulent and erroneous EU spending.

After Dealing With von der Leyen, Trump Humiliates Starmer

Michael Curzon July 29, 2025

Trump didn’t hold back: he challenged the UK on free speech and schooled it on farming and tax policy.

Taxing the Rich Is a Bad Idea

Sven R. Larson October 11, 2024

Politicians in two European countries try to end budget deficits by taxing the rich more. As evidence shows, this is a very bad idea.

Can Tax Cuts Save Europe? Part 1

Sven R. Larson October 8, 2024

Conservatives love citing the Laffer Curve to justify tax cuts, but before they rush to use it, they’d be wise to first understand its flaws and limitations.

UK: Labour Planting the Seeds for Major Tax Rises

Michael Curzon July 26, 2024

Extra tax hikes totalling close to €30 billion could be just around the corner.

The Wurst Option: Germany Proposes Tax Hike on Meat To ‘Save Environment’

Zoltán Kottász April 12, 2024

The government’s climate policies could put yet another burden on farmers and consumers.

Britain’s Unaccountable High Tax Culture

Benjamin Sanders March 13, 2024

Although Anglo-Saxon liberty and individualism has been spread across the world, its presence is limited at home.

EU Profits Tax Could Be Used To Bully Member States

Sven R. Larson October 19, 2023

The proposed EU corporate profits tax will either become a power tool against recalcitrant member states or the most unpredictable cost item in any corporation’s finances.

New EU Corporate Tax Grab Spooks Europhiles in Ireland

Thomas O'Reilly October 11, 2023

Brussels is making a stab at Ireland’s corporate tax collection before the European elections with a proposal that would increase the country’s annual EU contribution by 50%.

Tag: taxation

Ryanair Threatens Flight Cuts Over Belgium’s New Passenger Tax

Did von der Leyen Go Too Far This Time?

After Dealing With von der Leyen, Trump Humiliates Starmer

Taxing the Rich Is a Bad Idea

Can Tax Cuts Save Europe? Part 1

UK: Labour Planting the Seeds for Major Tax Rises

The Wurst Option: Germany Proposes Tax Hike on Meat To ‘Save Environment’

Britain’s Unaccountable High Tax Culture

EU Profits Tax Could Be Used To Bully Member States

New EU Corporate Tax Grab Spooks Europhiles in Ireland

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