Apo -
About 18 percent of tickets sold in Japan for next year's coronavirus-postponed Olympics will be refunded, Tokyo 2020 organisers said Thursday, with over 3.6 million seats still reserved domestically for the Games.
Jacksonville -
Irena Mujakovic brought her Saab back under warranty for a second round of repairs and received a bill for $400 in labor. She filed a complaint with the DMV and got a refund in the form of two bags full of pennies and some dollar bills.
Over this weekend Southwest Airlines announced it plans to issue refunds to customers that were overcharged for reservations booked from a promotion posted on its Facebook page.
Toronto -
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sent out of the first batch of the vehicle registration tax refund cheques. It was originally anticipated for April, but occurred six weeks earlier. Ford called it a "major win for the taxpayer."
Yesterday across Canada some lucky people were getting an instant refund at the gas pump. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation was giving consumers back the amount of the gas tax to highlight what they say is government gorging.
A current dispute over the Alternative Minimum Tax may delay the start of tax season on Jan 14th 2008. This inaction will put Americans counting on an early refund in financial hardship.
