Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is “the last person” to lecture Poland over its apparent rule-of-law lapses because of the Netherlands’ reputation for offering an effectively low corporate tax burden, a Polish government spokesman said.

“Billionaires will always find a way to avoid taxes, but the middle class will suffer the most,” Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov says at parliamentary hearing on budget.

The French government should introduce temporary tax relief on natural gas from Jan. 1 and be prepared to offer extra aid for suppliers under severe financial pressure due to a freeze in regulated prices for the fuel, the country’s energy regulator said Monday in a statement.

Australian tax authorities have a warning for companies: Just because we lost a big court case over intercompany pricing, don’t think you can take advantage of the situation.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood by plans to keep Japan’s sales tax at its current rate as opposition groups called for a cut, backing a policy they believe would build support in an election less than two weeks away.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says cutting taxes on gasoline and diesel would be the wrong response to higher prices.

The Big Four accounting firms have spotted a historic opportunity in Japan’s carbon reduction incentives, and they’re moving to exploit it.