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Suzanne Boers On March 22 2010 the Dutch minister of finance signed the first tax treaty between the Netherlands and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong). The new treaty will improve the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion regarding the taxes on capital and income. The Dutch minister expects this development to further increase mutual investments and intensify economic relations between both jurisdictions.

Lucian Barbu Marius Ionescu Cancellation of the prepayments system

Vicente Bootello José Ignacio Ripoll After becoming the object of several infringement procedures conducted by the European Commission, Spain has been forced to amend several non-resident income tax provisions to ensure those provisions comply with the principles enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Sead Dado Salkovic The Montenegrin government has taken a number of steps to promote foreign investment: the list of tax treaties and other bilateral treaties is continuously increasing, measures favourable to investors are being implemented and the government is committed to an improved and better infrastructure.

David Cuellar Fernanda Amaral In February 2010, the Mexican Senate ratified a protocol amending the existing 2004 Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Austria with respect to taxes on income and capital.

The Australian government and the mining industry have clashed over a proposed 40% super tax on mining profits.

The South African government has agreed a number of tax concessions for Fifa, its subsidiaries and foreign football associations, taking part in the 2010 World Cup.

The political opposition to VAT looks appears to great to overcome

Panellists at the Asia Tax Executives' Forum in Singapore last week highlighted the contrast between the different attitudes to dispute resolution in the region.

International Tax Review is conducting a poll to find the 10 most admired tax directors in Europe.