MEDICAL EXPENSES
Any amount accumulated in preventing or treating an injury or disease. It includes health and dental insurance premiums, doctor and hospital check-ups, co-pays, prescription and over-the-counter medicines, glasses and contact lenses, and crutches and wheelchairs, among others. The expenses which are not reimbursed are to be subtracted within some limits. Furthermore, only itemized expenses above 7.5% of the individual’s adjusted gross income can be deducted.
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SOSLP
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Bond Futures
Contract requiring the holder to buy or sell a bond at a specified date and price. It can be acquired in the futures exchange market but is inheren ...
Inter-American Development Bank - IDB
Cooperative development bank that develops the economic situation and social health of its Latin American and Caribbean member countries. Owned by ...
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ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 20:00 | Federal Budget Balance | Jun | |
| 00:00 | NZIER Business Confidence | 2 quarter | |
| 00:45 | Visitor Arrivals | May | |
| 01:01 | BRC Retail Sales Monitor | Jun | |
| 02:30 | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | Jul | |
| 03:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Jun | |
| 04:31 | Trade Balance | Jun | |
| 06:30 | Industrial Production | May | |
| 08:00 | Wholesale Price Index | Jun |
