Trump remittance tax to hit Africans hard – DW – 05/31/2025
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The US president's much-touted tax bill includes a plan to place significant levies on remittances leaving the country. The impact on migrants and their families will be felt across the world, including Africa.

The US president’s much-touted tax bill includes a plan to place significant levies on remittances leaving the country. The impact on migrants and their families will be felt across the world, including Africa.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    A big incentive to work in the US is the remittance you can send back to your families in poor communities.

    This very well might quash the incentive to migrate for tens of thousands of young people.