Article: Affin Hlgs Q1 pre-tax climbs to RM120.3m

Article: Affin Hlgs makes RM135m pre-tax, BUSINESS TIMES
Business Times (Malaysia);  November 29, 2002 ;     348 words ...00-00-0000 AFFIN Holdings Bhd made a RM135.1 million pre-tax profit for the nine months to September on a turnover of RM1.43 billion to reverse a pre- tax loss of RM330 million in the comparable period in 2001. Underpinned by tough economic conditions, the banking group's pre- tax profit shrank to

Article: Affin Hlgs swings into the black, BUSINESS TIMES
Business Times (Malaysia);  May 24, 2002 ;     536 words ...00-00-0000 AFTER seven consecutive quarters of losses, Affin Holdings Bhd has swung into the black with a net profit of RM41.61 million for the first quarter ended March 31 2002. Affin Holdings is the parent company of Affin Bank Bhd. Last year, the public-listed group, controlled by Lembaga Tabung

Article: N.Y.'s cigarette tax climbs to nation's highest
AP Online;  June 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ...New Yorkers start paying the highest cigarette taxes in the nation Tuesday with the latest $1.25 spike per pack that officials expect to bring in $265 million a year. Convenience stores across the state and the smokers who will be paying the price are angry about the change, but health officials

Article: New York's cigarette tax climbs past New Jersey's ...
AP Worldstream;  June 3, 2008 ;     434 words ...New Yorkers are now paying the highest cigarette taxes in the United States with a recent increase of US$1.25 (euro.81) per pack. Smokers will now be paying US$2.75 (euro1.77) per pack in New York state taxes. The taxes will raise US$1.3 billion (euro840 million) for the state budget in fiscal year

Article: New York's cigarette tax climbs to highest in ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  June 3, 2008 ;     656 words ...ALBANY, N.Y. - New Yorkers start paying the highest cigarette taxes in the nation today with the latest $1.25 spike per pack that officials expect to bring in $265 million a year. Convenience stores across the state and the smokers who will be paying the price are angry about the change, but health

Article: The hidden phone-bill tax.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Information ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  June 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... duty. The time to settle these questions _ why the E-rate is hidden and if it's constitutional _ is now, before the tax climbs even higher. And if you doubt that it can, consider the fact that Congress is just getting around to repealing a 3 percent ...

Article: North Bergen, N.J., Joins Roster of Towns to Approve Hotel Tax.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 26, 2003 ;     550 words ... ... Palace Hotel, and Comfort Inn. He conservatively estimated that $420,000 in revenue would be generated next year when the tax climbs to 3 percent. The state will collect all the taxes and will periodically refund the municipality's portion. The tax is ...