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BNP's business-savvy budget leaves middle and lower-income earners asking tough questions
While businesses and investors stand to benefit from a range of incentives, the budget raises taxes, trims reliefs and adds compliance burdens for many middle-income and marginal taxpayers
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BNP's business-savvy budget leaves middle and lower-income earners asking tough questions
While businesses and investors stand to benefit from a range of incentives, the budget raises taxes, trims reliefs and adds compliance burdens for many middle-income and marginal…
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BNP's ‘business-savvy’ budget leaves middle and lower-income earners asking difficult questions
While businesses and investors stand to benefit from a range of incentives, the budget raises taxes, trims reliefs and adds compliance burdens for many middle-income and marginal…
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