The fiscal regime in Ireland for oil and gas exploration and exploitation is probably one of the more attractive fiscal regimes in the world.

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Deutsche is making the most of a byzantine fiscal regime by structuring its new subsidiaries as tax-efficient limited partnerships registered in Eschborn, near Frankfurt.

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While the IOCs have registered their support for industry reform and many of the measures laid out by the PIB, the effects of the new fiscal regime on shareholder returns are substantial.

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He goes out of his way to praise the "stable and predictable fiscal regime" established by the U.S. government for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, which allows BP to undertake massive investments with confidence.

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Brazil will still suffer from high interest (and a weak dollar), an artefact of a suboptimal fiscal policy regime.

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"We have had a tough year, but through stringent fiscal policy, the new floating exchange rate regime, and extensive structural reforms, we have come out of intensive care unit, " Mr Dervis said.

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Indeed, Brazil's currency regime may have made much-needed fiscal adjustment harder: now that Brazilians have conquered inflation, they are loth to push through painful budgetary reforms.

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He told MPs that the government would need to approve "as soon as possible" fiscal reforms in order to have "a tax regime that is more favourable for families, workers and businesses".

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We've been able to keep inflation down and therefore keep the price regime down, mainly through monetary and fiscal management, but also through better efficiency of our productive sectors and the cooperation of the people, employers and government.

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