of its self governing status. it s a move widely seen as retaliation for the company s opposition to a new state law limiting discussion of lgbt issues in schools. for the past 55 years, it s had the power to build infrastructure and control utilites on its theme park in exchange for tax relief. i m joined by our reporter azadeh moshiri. welcome reporter azadeh moshiri. to the programme. 0k, let welcome to the programme. 0k, let us talk a little bit about disney. august through this special tax status i alluded to that this company had in florida. they are fairly far reaching, dating back to the 1960s when disney initially made the deal with florida, part of the reason why they decided to open so many theme parks in the states, why it has become the single largest employer there, and it essentially allows it to operate as its owner in a simple government over the district, it has its own board
stories in the headlines. florida lawmakers have voted to strip disney of its self governing status. it s a move widely seen as retaliation for the company s opposition to a new state law limiting discussion of lgbt issues in schools. for the past fifty five years, it s had the power to build infrastructure and control utilites on its theme park in exchange for tax relief. north korea s leader, kim jong un, has written back to south korea s outgoing president, moonjae in, to thank him for trying to improve relations. mr moon, who steps down next month, had written to mr kim on wednesday, promising to continue to try to lay a foundation for the reunification of the two countries. hello i m chetan pathak with your sports news. erik ten hag says he s hugely excited by the challenge ahead following his apointment as the new manager of manchester united. the ajax boss will take over from ralf rangnick at the end of this season on a three year deal. united are currently 6th
that election on sunday. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. huan 0rlando hernandez, the former president of honduras, has been extradited to the united states to face weapons and drug trafficking charges. he was arrested in february shortly after ending his second term in charge of the country. us prosectors have previously accused him of funding his political rise with profits from drug traffickers. florida lawmakers have voted to strip disney of its self governing status. it s a move widely seen as retaliation for the company s opposition to a new state law limiting discussion of lgbt issues in schools. for the past 55 years, it s had the power to build infrastructure and control utilites on its theme park in exchange for tax relief. in the uk, mps have approved an inquiry into claims that prime minister boris johnson deliberately misled parliament about downing street parties during coronavirus lockdowns. he ll become the first british
issues in schools. for the past 55 years, it s had the power to build infrastructure and control utilites on its theme park in exchange for tax relief. i m joined by our reporter, azadeh moshiri. good to have you with us. what was or what were, i should say, tax benefits disney had? timer;r tax benefits disney had? they were pretty tax benefits disney had? they were pretty far-reaching - tax benefits disney had? tt2 were pretty far reaching and disney has enjoyed them since the 1960s when it into the deal with florida, why it opened so many fear parks in florida and why it became the single largest private employer there. essentially allowed the magical kingdom to rule itself, it was able to build its own roads, levy taxes, had its own board of supervisors, its own fire department, if disney decided one day it wanted to build the airport, it could have done it on the district that it governs. most importantly, it s allowing disney to save millions in taxes and fees. now it looks lik
today that 50 civilians have been executed summarily in bucha, their wares, on the outskirts of ukraine. florida lawmakers have voted to strip disney of its self governing status. it s a move widely seen as retaliation for the company s opposition to a new state law that limits the discussion of lgbt issues in schools. for the past 55 years, it has had the power to build infrastructure and control utilites on its theme park, in exchange for tax relief. thousands of german nationals have moved to paraguay in the last 12 months to escape covid restrictions and vaccinations in europe. but the pandemic is not the only thing driving this new surge to south america.