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Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. 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Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. 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Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. 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The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. 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Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. 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As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. 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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Because the United States has been assigning negotiators at different levels, such as the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and even the Secretary of the Treasury, the negotiating environment has been constantly shifting in recent months, the Finance Minister remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
In order to help in tariff discussions with the United States, Thailand has engaged a lobbying or consulting group, according to Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. He emphasised that protecting Thailand's trade and export interests is the main objective of the action, which is being carried out with complete necessity, transparency, and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because the United States has been assigning negotiators at different levels, such as the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and even the Secretary of the Treasury, the negotiating environment has been constantly shifting in recent months, the Finance Minister remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Trump has consistently failed to divest from his companies, despite long-standing calls from ethics experts to do so. Experts point out that conflict-of-interest regulations would make it illegal for any government official to retain a stake in a company like Trump International Realty, except for the president and vice president.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Pharma giant Roche hires Trump firm Realty to offload luxury condo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pharma-giant-roche-hires-trump-firm-realty-to-offload-luxury-condo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8142","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8119,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_content":"\n In order to help in tariff discussions with the United States, Thailand has engaged a lobbying or consulting group, according to Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. He emphasised that protecting Thailand's trade and export interests is the main objective of the action, which is being carried out with complete necessity, transparency, and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because the United States has been assigning negotiators at different levels, such as the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and even the Secretary of the Treasury, the negotiating environment has been constantly shifting in recent months, the Finance Minister remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The business reported spending close to $3.6 million on federal lobbying in the first three months of 2025. The internal lobbying team of Genentech received the majority of such expenditures. Miller Strategies, a K Street company with ties to MAGA, was also engaged<\/a> by Genentech in March to influence the Executive Office of the President and other government agencies. Roche's total expenditures on lobbyists this year are barely outside the top 25 of any special interest and rank sixth in the pharmaceutical sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has consistently failed to divest from his companies, despite long-standing calls from ethics experts to do so. Experts point out that conflict-of-interest regulations would make it illegal for any government official to retain a stake in a company like Trump International Realty, except for the president and vice president.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Pharma giant Roche hires Trump firm Realty to offload luxury condo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pharma-giant-roche-hires-trump-firm-realty-to-offload-luxury-condo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8142","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8119,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_content":"\n In order to help in tariff discussions with the United States, Thailand has engaged a lobbying or consulting group, according to Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. He emphasised that protecting Thailand's trade and export interests is the main objective of the action, which is being carried out with complete necessity, transparency, and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because the United States has been assigning negotiators at different levels, such as the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and even the Secretary of the Treasury, the negotiating environment has been constantly shifting in recent months, the Finance Minister remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The Trump administration has significant control over pharmaceutical prices and new product approvals, and Roche has extensive and intricate interests in Washington, DC. Last year, the pharmaceutical business and its subsidiaries spent over $10.7 million on lobbying, making it one of the biggest spenders on K Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The business reported spending close to $3.6 million on federal lobbying in the first three months of 2025. The internal lobbying team of Genentech received the majority of such expenditures. Miller Strategies, a K Street company with ties to MAGA, was also engaged<\/a> by Genentech in March to influence the Executive Office of the President and other government agencies. Roche's total expenditures on lobbyists this year are barely outside the top 25 of any special interest and rank sixth in the pharmaceutical sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has consistently failed to divest from his companies, despite long-standing calls from ethics experts to do so. Experts point out that conflict-of-interest regulations would make it illegal for any government official to retain a stake in a company like Trump International Realty, except for the president and vice president.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Pharma giant Roche hires Trump firm Realty to offload luxury condo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pharma-giant-roche-hires-trump-firm-realty-to-offload-luxury-condo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8142","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8119,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_content":"\n In order to help in tariff discussions with the United States, Thailand has engaged a lobbying or consulting group, according to Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. He emphasised that protecting Thailand's trade and export interests is the main objective of the action, which is being carried out with complete necessity, transparency, and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because the United States has been assigning negotiators at different levels, such as the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and even the Secretary of the Treasury, the negotiating environment has been constantly shifting in recent months, the Finance Minister remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The Trump administration has significant control over pharmaceutical prices and new product approvals, and Roche has extensive and intricate interests in Washington, DC. Last year, the pharmaceutical business and its subsidiaries spent over $10.7 million on lobbying, making it one of the biggest spenders on K Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The business reported spending close to $3.6 million on federal lobbying in the first three months of 2025. The internal lobbying team of Genentech received the majority of such expenditures. Miller Strategies, a K Street company with ties to MAGA, was also engaged<\/a> by Genentech in March to influence the Executive Office of the President and other government agencies. Roche's total expenditures on lobbyists this year are barely outside the top 25 of any special interest and rank sixth in the pharmaceutical sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has consistently failed to divest from his companies, despite long-standing calls from ethics experts to do so. Experts point out that conflict-of-interest regulations would make it illegal for any government official to retain a stake in a company like Trump International Realty, except for the president and vice president.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Pharma giant Roche hires Trump firm Realty to offload luxury condo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pharma-giant-roche-hires-trump-firm-realty-to-offload-luxury-condo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8142","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8119,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_content":"\n In order to help in tariff discussions with the United States, Thailand has engaged a lobbying or consulting group, according to Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. He emphasised that protecting Thailand's trade and export interests is the main objective of the action, which is being carried out with complete necessity, transparency, and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because the United States has been assigning negotiators at different levels, such as the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and even the Secretary of the Treasury, the negotiating environment has been constantly shifting in recent months, the Finance Minister remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Although a real estate company's commission on a transaction might vary, according to real estate websites, the average seller's commission in New York is about 2.7 percent. At that rate, the Trumps' real estate company could make almost $323,000 in fees if Roche's apartment were sold for the asking price of $11,950,000. Additionally, selling the enigmatic Trump Parc unit may generate an additional $178,000. It's unclear how much of those commissions would be kept by the Trumps and how much would go straight to the individual real estate brokers working for Trump International Realty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration has significant control over pharmaceutical prices and new product approvals, and Roche has extensive and intricate interests in Washington, DC. Last year, the pharmaceutical business and its subsidiaries spent over $10.7 million on lobbying, making it one of the biggest spenders on K Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The business reported spending close to $3.6 million on federal lobbying in the first three months of 2025. The internal lobbying team of Genentech received the majority of such expenditures. Miller Strategies, a K Street company with ties to MAGA, was also engaged<\/a> by Genentech in March to influence the Executive Office of the President and other government agencies. Roche's total expenditures on lobbyists this year are barely outside the top 25 of any special interest and rank sixth in the pharmaceutical sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has consistently failed to divest from his companies, despite long-standing calls from ethics experts to do so. Experts point out that conflict-of-interest regulations would make it illegal for any government official to retain a stake in a company like Trump International Realty, except for the president and vice president.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Pharma giant Roche hires Trump firm Realty to offload luxury condo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pharma-giant-roche-hires-trump-firm-realty-to-offload-luxury-condo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8142","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8119,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_content":"\n In order to help in tariff discussions with the United States, Thailand has engaged a lobbying or consulting group, according to Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. He emphasised that protecting Thailand's trade and export interests is the main objective of the action, which is being carried out with complete necessity, transparency, and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because the United States has been assigning negotiators at different levels, such as the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and even the Secretary of the Treasury, the negotiating environment has been constantly shifting in recent months, the Finance Minister remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. 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The most expensive unit is definitely the Roche condo. However, there are also some concerns about the second-most costly, a $6.6 million apartment in the Trump Parc complex nearby. A firm located in the British Virgin Islands has held the unit since 2001, according to real estate records. It's unknown who the person or people behind that business are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although a real estate company's commission on a transaction might vary, according to real estate websites, the average seller's commission in New York is about 2.7 percent. At that rate, the Trumps' real estate company could make almost $323,000 in fees if Roche's apartment were sold for the asking price of $11,950,000. Additionally, selling the enigmatic Trump Parc unit may generate an additional $178,000. It's unclear how much of those commissions would be kept by the Trumps and how much would go straight to the individual real estate brokers working for Trump International Realty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration has significant control over pharmaceutical prices and new product approvals, and Roche has extensive and intricate interests in Washington, DC. Last year, the pharmaceutical business and its subsidiaries spent over $10.7 million on lobbying, making it one of the biggest spenders on K Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The business reported spending close to $3.6 million on federal lobbying in the first three months of 2025. The internal lobbying team of Genentech received the majority of such expenditures. Miller Strategies, a K Street company with ties to MAGA, was also engaged<\/a> by Genentech in March to influence the Executive Office of the President and other government agencies. Roche's total expenditures on lobbyists this year are barely outside the top 25 of any special interest and rank sixth in the pharmaceutical sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has consistently failed to divest from his companies, despite long-standing calls from ethics experts to do so. Experts point out that conflict-of-interest regulations would make it illegal for any government official to retain a stake in a company like Trump International Realty, except for the president and vice president.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Pharma giant Roche hires Trump firm Realty to offload luxury condo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pharma-giant-roche-hires-trump-firm-realty-to-offload-luxury-condo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8142","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8119,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_content":"\n In order to help in tariff discussions with the United States, Thailand has engaged a lobbying or consulting group, according to Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. He emphasised that protecting Thailand's trade and export interests is the main objective of the action, which is being carried out with complete necessity, transparency, and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because the United States has been assigning negotiators at different levels, such as the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and even the Secretary of the Treasury, the negotiating environment has been constantly shifting in recent months, the Finance Minister remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Thursday that the president is determined to have this law on his desk at the White House before Independence Day. Trump's last-ditch attempt to get the package through Congress by his self-imposed deadline comes as the Senate has been a stumbling block for the legislation, particularly due to fiscal hawks worried about how it will affect the amount of US debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As early as Saturday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to schedule a vote. Last month, the House of Representatives enacted its own version of the bill, but it needs Senate approval for any changes to become law. Its passage has become much more difficult as a result of certain House members objecting to changes made by the upper chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has referred to his \"Big Beautiful Bill,\" a comprehensive piece of legislation at the heart of his second-term ambition, as the \"ultimate codification\" of the MAGA program. Tax cuts, border security, deregulation, and expenditure cutbacks are just a few of the many policy topics that are covered in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bill would temporarily raise the child tax credit, provide additional overtime and tipped income deductions, extend senior benefits, and permanently implement the 2017 Trump tax cuts. While providing some targeted relief for working-class families, the law is designed to provide substantial advantages to middle- and upper-class earnings, particularly high-income households. The draft suggests significant expenditure cutbacks on safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP (food assistance) to offset the cost of these tax cuts, which may disproportionately impact Americans with lower incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even some Republican senators have voiced worries about the bill's impact and breadth, and recent polling indicates that more Americans oppose it than favor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawmakers have voiced concern that it will result in higher debt levels and less money for social and healthcare programs. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the plan will increase the budget deficit by $2.4 billion over the next ten years, causing the government debt to surpass its highest level since World War II. In an attempt to pass the law before the president's deadline, the administration has been working on it for the past week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At a White House event on Thursday, Trump attempted to highlight <\/a>its benefits for working Americans, including provisions intended to eliminate tip and overtime pay taxes. In an effort to appease Senate fiscal hawks who have threatened to withhold support, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a study on Wednesday suggesting the measure would not raise debt levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using a unique procedure for tax and spending legislation, Republicans, who now have a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, want to approve the package with a simple majority. For most laws to pass the chamber, 60 votes are needed. However, the measure encountered obstacles this week when a Senate lawmaker decided that some parts of the draft language, including several planned cutbacks to Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income individuals, were forbidden under this process.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Trump launches final lobbying push to secure passage of spending bill","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"trump-launches-final-lobbying-push-to-secure-passage-of-spending-bill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 11:31:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8105","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8128,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-27 19:17:40","post_content":"\n The antiquated lobbying laws in the UK have permitted fossil fuel firms to exercise undue influence over climate and energy policy, thereby undermining attempts to address the climate emergency effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fossil fuel lobbying groups, like Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have met with government ministers over 210 times, influencing policies related to projects such as investment allowances and windfall tax reliefs that essentially incentivise fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2023, fossil fuel lobbyists met UK government officials 343 times\u2014an average of 1.4 meetings for each working day. In addition, fossil fuel lobbyists had dozens of meetings with ministers, including those with responsibilities for energy security and net-zero policies by major companies, such as BP, Shell, and EDF Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost all of the UK's major banks continue to finance fossil fuel projects at levels that are incongruent with climate commitments, despite their stated net-zero targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, during critical events, like the drafting of the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Bill in June 2022, fossil fuel lobbying peaked, with the fossil fuel lobby holding twice as many meetings as in previous months, and arranging receptions in parliament to get MPs and peers on side. These meetings do shape legislation, helping the fossil fuel industry obtain tax breaks and investment allowances that privilege fossil fuel extraction, rather than penalising it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is unambiguous that there is a direct correlation between fossil-fuel donations and pro-fossil-fuel policies being pursued by governments and policymakers. For example, the North Sea transition deal during 2021 proceeded after at least \u00a3420,000 in donations from oil and gas interests was secured. While this deal included no new licensing rounds, they continued to extract fossil fuels, despite international calls to cease all new fossil fuel development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advocates are encouraging the UK government to put strict restraints on access to decision-makers for the fossil fuel sector in the same way they have for the tobacco sector. Proposals include a ban on fossil fuel donations to politicians, limits to meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, and stricter rules around the \"revolving door\" between governmental positions and fossil fuel corporations. More education is exposed to lobbying restrictions, lobbying transparency laws are expanded to cover all lobbyists, including corporate in-house and non-profit, and stricter penalties for contravention should be added.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Fossil fuel lobby exploits weak UK laws to block real climate action","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fossil-fuel-lobby-exploits-weak-uk-laws-to-block-real-climate-action","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:14:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8128","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":40},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Although it's not the president's most lucrative business, Trump International Realty is nevertheless quite successful. According to Trump's most recent financial disclosure declaration, the business made $2.4 million last year and boasted a \"luxury portfolio\" comprised of \"exclusive listings.\" Trump's children hold the remaining 55% of the company. Ten residences in New York are up for sale right now, with a total advertised price of $42.6 million. The majority are in opulent structures bearing the Trump name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most expensive unit is definitely the Roche condo. However, there are also some concerns about the second-most costly, a $6.6 million apartment in the Trump Parc complex nearby. A firm located in the British Virgin Islands has held the unit since 2001, according to real estate records. It's unknown who the person or people behind that business are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although a real estate company's commission on a transaction might vary, according to real estate websites, the average seller's commission in New York is about 2.7 percent. At that rate, the Trumps' real estate company could make almost $323,000 in fees if Roche's apartment were sold for the asking price of $11,950,000. Additionally, selling the enigmatic Trump Parc unit may generate an additional $178,000. It's unclear how much of those commissions would be kept by the Trumps and how much would go straight to the individual real estate brokers working for Trump International Realty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trump administration has significant control over pharmaceutical prices and new product approvals, and Roche has extensive and intricate interests in Washington, DC. Last year, the pharmaceutical business and its subsidiaries spent over $10.7 million on lobbying, making it one of the biggest spenders on K Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The business reported spending close to $3.6 million on federal lobbying in the first three months of 2025. The internal lobbying team of Genentech received the majority of such expenditures. Miller Strategies, a K Street company with ties to MAGA, was also engaged<\/a> by Genentech in March to influence the Executive Office of the President and other government agencies. Roche's total expenditures on lobbyists this year are barely outside the top 25 of any special interest and rank sixth in the pharmaceutical sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has consistently failed to divest from his companies, despite long-standing calls from ethics experts to do so. Experts point out that conflict-of-interest regulations would make it illegal for any government official to retain a stake in a company like Trump International Realty, except for the president and vice president.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Pharma giant Roche hires Trump firm Realty to offload luxury condo","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pharma-giant-roche-hires-trump-firm-realty-to-offload-luxury-condo","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:41:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8142","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8119,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 12:19:56","post_content":"\n In order to help in tariff discussions with the United States, Thailand has engaged a lobbying or consulting group, according to Thai Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. He emphasised that protecting Thailand's trade and export interests is the main objective of the action, which is being carried out with complete necessity, transparency, and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because the United States has been assigning negotiators at different levels, such as the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and even the Secretary of the Treasury, the negotiating environment has been constantly shifting in recent months, the Finance Minister remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"The Thai government is ready to face any approaches the US may take, which is why it is crucial to have parallel collaboration between the Fiscal Policy Office and the Department of Trade Negotiations to ensure that the negotiations cover all levels and do not put Thailand at a disadvantage,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pichai is in charge of leading the policy-level negotiating team and is crucial in guiding the talks to reflect the changing circumstances. He admitted that the typical monthly cost of employing a lobbying or consulting firm in the United States ranges from US$20,000 to US$300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he pointed out that companies with specialised knowledge and solid policy ties to US authorities might charge more in some circumstances, such as \"reciprocal tariff\" discussions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \"I would like to confirm that this process is transparent and verifiable, as the US has strict regulations on hiring consulting firms under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which mandates that all foreign-related contracts must be disclosed on the US Department of Justice\u2019s website,\" <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Pichai stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A central budget of 97.06 million baht was allocated by the Cabinet on June 10th for FPO to cover the costs of the same negotiating project with the United States. The office went on to explain that the money was split between 9.6 million baht for travel abroad and 87.4 million baht for the engagement of a private company to handle strategic communication and lobbying<\/a>. It is anticipated that a lobbying company will be hired.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Thailand hires lobbyists to aid US tariff talks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"thailand-hires-lobbyists-to-aid-us-tariff-talks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_modified_gmt":"2025-06-29 12:41:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/dctransparency.com\/?p=8119","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":8105,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_date_gmt":"2025-06-28 11:22:27","post_content":"\n In a last-ditch attempt to convince Congress to approve his historic tax and spending measure before the deadline of July 4, Donald Trump<\/a> has cancelled a scheduled trip to New Jersey. According to a White House official, the president will stay in Washington to urge senators to approve the so-called \"big, beautiful\" plan, instead of spending the week at his golf club in New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How are Trump\u2019s business ties influencing his presidency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
How are Trump\u2019s business ties influencing his presidency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
How are Trump\u2019s business ties influencing his presidency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
What are the key elements of Trump's bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is the Senate's main objection to the bill?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Can Trump meet the July 4 deadline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How often do fossil fuel lobbyists meet ministers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How do donations shape UK fossil fuel policies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, prominent climate and social justice organisations only met with ministers 33 times during the same time period, establishing a clear imbalance in access and influence. The presence of fossil fuel interests has offered millions to UK political parties. For example, in the conservative party, between 2019 - 2024, fossil fuel, polluter and climate denialist donations totalled at least \u00a38.4 million, and Labour MPs have received at least \u00a345,000 in donations since mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat loopholes exist in UK lobbying regulations?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
UK lobbying laws are limited. Only private sector consultancy lobbyists must register, while in-house lobbyists for corporations (including fossil fuel companies) are exempt, creating large<\/a> loopholes. This means much lobbying activity<\/a> remains unregulated and opaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat reforms could improve UK lobbying transparency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
How are Trump\u2019s business ties influencing his presidency?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
How much is Thailand spending on US lobbying?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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