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  2. Taxation in Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    On cantonal level, tax rates varies heavily, Obwalden adapted a 1.8% flat tax on all personal income following a cantonal referendum in 2007. In most cantons, the rate is proportional with a maximum rate of 6.5% in Bern, whereas in Zurich it was 13% and in Geneva 17.58-.76% (depending upon taxes as single or jointly).

  3. Public utility - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to statewide government monopolies .

  4. Rohtak Municipal Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Rohtak Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation governing Indian city of Rohtak. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras ( Chennai ) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay ( Mumbai ) and Calcutta ( Kolkata ) by 1762. [1]

  5. Taxation in Austria - Wikipedia

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    Vehicle tax (Kfz-Steuer) - This is levied on all Austrian vehicles and on all foreign vehicles registered in Austria. The basis of taxation is cylinder capacity for motorcycles and horsepower for all other vehicles. Municipal tax: Businesses pay municipal tax to the municipality in which the business is located; Land transfer tax

  6. Municipalities of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    Municipalities are financed through direct taxes (such as income tax), with rates varying more or less within a framework set by the canton (see Taxation in Switzerland). As among the cantons, there is a tax transfer among the municipalities to balance various levels of tax income. Size and designations

  7. Greater Chennai Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is a local government for the City of Chennai in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India.Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a royal charter issued by King James II of England on 30 December 1687 as the Corporation of Madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside Great Britain.

  8. List of taxes in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    It is the oldest tax in Portugal established in 1660. Stamp duty is levied on several contracts, documents, papers in Portugal and charged by a fixed amount or by the application of a fee to the value of the act or contract. Taxes on assets. Municipal Property Tax – is a tax for the owners of a property. Rates differ in municipalities decided ...

  9. Payment in lieu of taxes - Wikipedia

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    A payment in lieu of taxes (usually abbreviated as PILOT, or sometimes as PILT [1]) is a payment made to compensate a government for some or all of the property tax revenue lost due to tax exempt ownership or use of real property .