The Juventus and Portugal footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, has accepted a fine and suspended jail term for tax fraud in Spain, signing a deal to settle a case which will cost him a total of €18.8m (£16.5m). Ronaldo smiled but said nothing as he walked past journalists into court in Madrid, hand in hand with his Spanish fiancee, Georgina Rodriguez. Under Spanish law, as a first offender can serve anything less than a two-year sentence under probation, Ronaldo would not have to go to jail. The court appearance is expected to be short. Court officials say the player would only have to confirm that he accepted the deal. Earlier, Ronaldo’s former teammate at Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso, walked in to face own case of tax fraud with his hands deep in his suit pockets. “Yes, all good,” was his only response to journalists’ questions. Ronaldo was forced to enter the courtroom through the front door after his request for special security measures to avoid the … [Read more...] about Ronaldo agrees to pay €19m fine to settle tax fraud case
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Council tax: residents will “feel the benefit” of higher bills to pay for more police, says crime commissioner
Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) says he will give residents “something to show for their investment”, after councillors supported his proposal to increase the police's share of council tax in the county. In a pitch to local authority representatives from across Lancashire, Clive Grunshaw pledged increased investment in neighbourhood policing and a boost to the number of officers available for investigations. Approximately 90 new officer roles will be created in total within the Lancashire force.READ MORE >>> Special constable role to be refocused on quality rather than quantityThe PCC also revealed that almost two thirds of more than 4,000 respondents to a survey supported his plan to add £24 to the council tax of a Band D property.But councillors approved it by just a one-vote margin - and the PCC came under pressure over the distribution of the extra officers and how he planned to fund them.Mr. Grunshaw told a meeting of the Police … [Read more...] about Council tax: residents will “feel the benefit” of higher bills to pay for more police, says crime commissioner
Cristiano Ronaldo arrives at Madrid court for tax fraud hearing
Cristiano Ronaldo arrives at Madrid court for tax fraud hearing BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at court in Spain where he is expected to plead guilty to tax fraud. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/cristiano-ronaldo-arrives-at-madrid-court-for-tax-fraud-hearing-37736268.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article37736266.ece/9ddd4/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_08d97b6b-26b8-4351-a7b2-ac797e0fe6e9_1 Email Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at court in Spain where he is expected to plead guilty to tax fraud. The Juventus forward, who is facing charges stemming from his days at Real Madrid, arrived in a black van and was wearing a black sports coat and black trousers. He walked up some stairs leading to the courthouse in Madrid and even stopped to sign an autograph. Ronaldo is expected to receive a suspended two-year sentence as part of a deal struck with Spain’s state prosecutor and tax authorities last … [Read more...] about Cristiano Ronaldo arrives at Madrid court for tax fraud hearing
Ronaldo in court for tax evasion charge
Europe 22 January 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46957605 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived in court in Madrid amid a huge media presence to face tax evasion charges which could … [Read more...] about Ronaldo in court for tax evasion charge
Romanian government to take EUR 1.1 billion from banks’ profits through „greed tax”
The Romanian government will take this year close to RON 5.3 billion from banks’ profits through the newly imposed tax on assets, as it will be calculated and paid quarterly, according to Business Review calculations based on official data and declarations. The Romanian government has recently introduced a tax on bank assets of 0.3 percent from January 1st, 2019, calculated at the current ROBOR 3M-6M level. Last week, Darius Valcov a special counselor of the prime minister and a close confident of the PSD head Liviu Dragnea, said that the tax on assets will be calculated and paid quarterly. The average ROBOR value in the last three months of 2018 stood at 3.17 percent per annum, which corresponds to a 0.3 percent bank fee. As the tax is applied quarterly, the annual tax rate is 1.2 percent. In September 2018, the total assets of the local banks amounted RON 445.2 billion, according to central bank data. At this level, the new tax will take RON 5.3 billion (EUR 1.1 billion) from … [Read more...] about Romanian government to take EUR 1.1 billion from banks’ profits through „greed tax”