Business news for Mon, 24 Dec 2007 & with word tax. 5 news.

Customers will have to pay a $5 fee, with the proceeds going to rape victims.

China has proposed lifting millions of its citizens out of the income tax net to ease the burden on low-wage earners amid rising inflation, state press said Sunday.

Retailers fear it will push customers out to suburbs In her never-ending effort to maintain her health and appearance, Jill Walker credits bottled water with improving her digestion, maintaining her skin's elasticity and keeping her away from sugary soda.

Poll says TSA workers tie with tax collectors at bottom of favorability rankings Hand sanitizer makes it through security in one airport, then it's confiscated at another. Screening lines back up because only two of six lanes are open. And then there's the occasional all-too-intimate patdown.

Big-box and national retailers that stood to receive millions in property and sales tax rebates to expand here may not be the only ones stymied by Austin's recent decision to disallow the giving of economic incentives to developers of retail projects. (SPG)