Word: fee
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...here comes the Grinch. Spurred on by mounting criticism over what many see as unfair special treatment for rich foreigners, the British Treasury has announced that the fun is over. Along with a new 18% flat rate for capital-gains tax, the government is proposing an annual fee of around $60,000 for any foreigner who lives in the country for more than seven years, and wants the tax man to keep his hands off their non-British assets. Anyone unwilling to stump up that fee will have to pay taxes like everyone else. While the superrich may grit their...
...While the amount of this tax may seem trivial—at its highest it remains under two dollars—it is virtually impossible for a college student living outside of their state to vote without paying some sort of price. However small, this fee constitutes an infringement to the right to a free vote...
Princeton also approved an almost seven percent boost in its undergraduate financial aid budget in an attempt to ensure that the fee hike would not affect students who receive scholarship funds...
...movies and reality TV shows. The studios, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times, are offering the writers a slightly sweeter deal than they did the directors, paying more for shows that are streamed free on ad-supported web sites. The directors get a flat $1,200 fee for the entire first year of streaming, a prospect that underwhelmed many striking writers...
...Concerns that a small group of foreigners are controlling much of Britain's wealth has moved the government to change the rules. In October, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced a proposal to charge foreign residents an annual $60,000 fee beginning in the eighth year of their stay in Britain. The question is, if London's foreign rich follow the money right out of town as a result, can London afford to lose them? Scorpio Partnership's Dovey fears the worst. "They don't have any deep ingrained ties to Britain," he says. "If the economic climate changes...