EFES NEWSLETTER - FEBRUAR 2016

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Press review
We have a selection of 25 remarkable articles in 9 countries in January 2016: Austria, Canada, France, Germany, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain, USA.
Austria: Employee share plans in Austrian SMEs and start-ups provide exemption from income tax up to EUR 3,000 annually.
Canada: Liberal government urged to reconsider stock option tax proposals.
France: France should promote business transmission to employees, as it is for a long time in the USA and more recently in the UK. How Spie opened its capital to employees.
Germany: Employee share ownership in Graepel Group.
India: Effective use of ESOPs in India.
Pakistan: How ESOPs are designed in Pakistan.
South Africa: The Democratic Alliance calls for significant weight to Employee Share Ownership Schemes (ESOS), so that employees as a group become substantial stakeholders in the business.
Spain: The new law on employee-owned and participative companies opens debates on employee participation. New employee share plan for Repsol.
USA: With an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), employee participants literally buy into the business through a retirement savings arrangement. ESOPs may help reduce income inequality among workers. Employee ownership in the Presidential election campaign.

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