Streeting rules out VAT on private healthcare
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Streeting rules out VAT on private healthcare

Wes Streeting has ruled out introducing value added tax (VAT) on private healthcare at the forthcoming Budget. It comes after newspaper reports that the Treasury was looking at bringing private healthcare services within scope of the sales tax. But asked whether this was under consideration, the health secretary told BBC Breakfast: “it’s not happening”. It...

India proposes to ease investment rules in possible win for Amazon
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India proposes to ease investment rules in possible win for Amazon

By Reuters Published September 29, 2025 India’s government has drafted a proposal to ease foreign investment rules to allow e-commerce companies such as Amazon to buy products directly from Indian sellers and then sell them to overseas customers, a document showed. Reuters India prohibits foreign e-commerce companies from selling goods directly to consumers at home...

Pentagon can call DJI a Chinese Military Company, court rules
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Pentagon can call DJI a Chinese Military Company, court rules

Last October, dronemaker DJI sued the US Department of Defense, arguing it should no longer face the stigma of being listed as a “Chinese Military Company” and continue to risk business as a result. While US District Court judge Paul Friedman “cannot conclude” that DJI is “indirectly owned by the Chinese Communist Party,” he found...