A new era for corporate taxation in the EU enters into force today

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 2, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Ground-breaking new EU rules come into effect today introducing a minimum rate of effective taxation of 15% for multinational companies active in EU Member States. The framework will bring greater fairness and stability to the tax landscape in the EU and globally,...

Food insecurity among low-income adults dropped nearly 5% during pandemic-era SNAP expansion

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 2, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Benefits expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic may have helped to mitigate food insecurity among low-income adults. A survey of low-income adults showed that food insecurity dropped nearly 5% in 2021 compared to 2019. The findings are published in Annals of Internal...

Commission disburses payments to Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia under the Recovery and Resilience Facility

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 29, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission disbursed payments to six Member States. Germany received the first payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The payment amounts to € 4 billion. On 15 September, Germany submitted to the Commission the first request for payment of € 4...

Half-way to the global goals deadline

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 29, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The global push for a safer, greener and more just world, as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, has reached its halfway mark, but what progress has been made so far? Launched in 2015, the initiative set out a 15-year plan to realize 17...

Making sense of green hydrogen costs and recent market developments in Europe

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 19, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Green hydrogen projects going online by 2030 may face costs up to twice as high as anticipated until recently. At the same time, recent auction results have demonstrated surprisingly low support requirements. What are the possible explanations? Andrea Dertinger,...