Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government ​on Wednesday finalised a $19 ‌billion supplementary budget for this fiscal year to cushion ​the impact of ​rising energy costs on households ⁠amid the risk ​of a prolonged Middle East ​crisis.

The British government has canceled a planned increase in motor fuel tax and introduced a massive road tax holiday for shipping fleets, moving to insulate households and businesses from economic fallout tied to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The U.S. government will permanently abandon tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement that also resolves his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns.

India's Tata Motors (TATM.NS), opens new tab reported ​a 69.6% ‌jump in fourth-quarter profit on ​Wednesday, led ​by strong tax-cuts ⁠driven demand ​for trucks and ​buses.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood outside a luxury skyscraper in Manhattan for a video on Tax Day to deliver on his trademark plan: “We’re taxing the rich.”

The family of Lee Jae-yong has paid approximately 12 trillion won ($8.1 billion) in inheritance taxes over five years, representing the largest such payment in South Korean history.

A South Korean court has ordered the partial cancellation of corporate taxes imposed on the local unit of U.S. streaming giant Netflix, ruling that 68.7 billion won (about $46.6 million) in levies should be revoked.