Brazil plans to gradually phase out its tax on foreign-exchange transactions as part of its attempt to join the OECD, its Economy Ministry said Friday.

If the U.S. toughens its minimum tax before other countries adopt a global minimum tax, that could set up a double-taxation regime, Dell Technologies Inc. CFO Thomas Sweet said.

Japan has room to raise some tax rates to increase revenue and take other “revenue mobilization” steps, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday.

The U.K. government is being accused of imposing a stealth tax on graduates after announcing that payment thresholds on student loans are to be frozen.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government begins a difficult new phase of cementing its environmental legacy this month as its cabinet pushes to enact delayed pollution reforms and meet renewed climate-change goals.

Boris Johnson’s government reiterated a commitment to a 12 billion-pound ($16 billion) tax rise in April amid widespread speculation that the premier is preparing to ditch or delay the move to ease the rising cost of living for ordinary Britons.

A leading U.K. business lobby has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak asking for him to scrap a 12 billion-pound ($16 billion) payroll tax increase planned for April.

Our Spotlight series highlights the careers and lives of tax professionals across the globe. This week’s Spotlight is on Jessica Harger, who focuses primarily on tax insurance on Aon’s Transaction Solutions team in New York.