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GCR Guide to Data & Antitrust – Competition law and data
Miranda Cole and Francesco Salis from our Brussels office are the authors of a chapter on the evolving view of data in the application of competition law.
In line with the hopeful message delivered in the State of the Nation address by the President, the Minister of Finance delivered a measured budget which did not shy away from the difficult questions being asked of Treasury.
In line with the hopeful message delivered in the State of the Nation address by the President, the Minister of Finance today delivered a measured budget which did not shy away from the difficult questions being asked of Treasury.
There is no doubt that the tax adjustments announced will hit South Africans in their pockets. However, Treasury failed to panic in the face of a slow economy and a growing deficit, and implemented some difficult changes which will hopefully make a material difference to the budget.
At the same time, statements regarding the realignment of tax incentives and the crack-down on illicit financial flows suggest that Treasury realises that increasing tax rates is not the only way to encourage economic activity and to bulk up the fiscus.
The Minister should be applauded for an honest medium term budget in October 2017, followed by an even better performance this year which can only strengthen the perception that Government is learning from its past mistakes and placing the country on a better course.
The main budget proposals for the 2018-19 fiscal year include –
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Miranda Cole and Francesco Salis from our Brussels office are the authors of a chapter on the evolving view of data in the application of competition law.
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Miranda Cole, Lara White and Christoph Ritzer from our Brussels, London and Frankfurt offices are the authors of a chapter on how the interplay between competition and privacy law is affecting online advertising.
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Unannounced inspections by competition authorities, usually called “dawn raids”, are undoubtably one of the most efficient tools for collecting evidence and enforcing competition rules. They are also an area where investigators test (and sometimes exceed) the boundaries of companies’ procedural rights.
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