Liquidity cannot be assumed to be good
Thursday, March 18th, 2010One of the arguments some have used against Robin Hood Taxes is that they reduce liquidity. A leading critic has, for example has been the
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Business demands 15% Uk corporation tax
Thursday, March 11th, 2010‘Slash the tax’ – Accountancy Age. My friends down at Oxford University ran an event recently on controlled foreign company rules, but it looked as
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Paying for university education
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010I am speaking at a meeting tonight in the House of Commons organised by the University and Colleges Union. As has been reported this morning:
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Gambling your pension
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Re-Define, a think tank run by a one time TJN colleague, Sony Kapoor, has issued a new paper on financial transaction taxes. If I’m honest
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The evidence does not support the theory on corporation tax incidence
Sunday, February 28th, 2010I’ve been having a courteous debate with Tom Worstall over the last week on the incidence of financial transaction taxes (yes I know it sounds
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Financial transaction taxes defend democracy
Thursday, February 25th, 2010FT.com / FT’s rolling global market overview – Worries over Greece send euro tumbling. The FT notes: Action in the forex markets triggered a fresh
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More on tax incidence – and why corporation taxes work
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010I knew that re-opening blog comments and writing on tax incidence on the same day was going to attract attention, and it did. Tim Worstall
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Credit card borrowers are bailing out bankers
Thursday, February 18th, 2010FT.com / Banking & Savings – Credit card rates reach 12-year high. Interest rates on credit cards have reached their highest levels for 12 years,
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More on financial transaction tax incidence and pension funds
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010There’s a debate taking place here on whether stamp duties are a cost on pension funds. It’s argued: The UK is held up as an
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