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The National Assembly’s Finance and Budget Committee said a tax cut on petroleum products would not be considered now. It said if global prices increase sharply, Vietnam could consider lowering the environmental protection tax on petroleum and oil products and, if necessary, excise and value-added tax (VAT). Minister of Finance …

Japan’s consumer inflation rate accelerated to an eight-year high of 3% in September, challenging the central bank’s resolve to retain its ultra-easy policy as the yen slumped to 32-year lows. The inflation data highlights the dilemma the Bank of Japan faces as it tries to underpin a weak economy by …

Walmart Inc has agreed to pay $215 million to resolve claims its pharmacies fueled an epidemic of opioid addiction in Florida, the state’s attorney general announced on Thursday. As part of the deal, Walmart has also agreed to dispense 672,000 treatment kits with the anti-overdose drug naloxone to first responders …