Gordon's got an eye on Jersey
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006The following comes from para 5.136 of the Pre_Budget Report: The Government continues to monitor the £18 VAT-free threshold for imports of small consignments from
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Senator Walker refuses to defend the indefensible
Wednesday, December 6th, 2006As I noted on 27 November, Senator Walker, Chief Minister of Jersey agreed to debate with me ‘any time he likes at any time of
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Murphy v Walker - coming to a venue in Jersey
Monday, November 27th, 2006On yesterday’s Sunday Talkback show on BBC Radio Jersey Senator Frank Walker, the First Minister of the island (equivalent to prime minister was asked if
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The ECJ rules in favour of tax compliance
Sunday, November 26th, 2006Friday’s news that the European Court of Justice has ruled that alcohol and cigarettes bought from other EU countries can only be exempt from domestic
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There is another Jersey
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006No, we’re not talking New Jersey here. We’re talking Jersey, Channel Islands. That place of which its First Minister, Frank Walker is prone to say
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The threat of the 'Big 6'
Monday, November 13th, 2006On Friday I wrote about the ‘vision document’ produced by the six biggest firms of accountants in the world about where they see financial reporting
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Organised avoidance - the Jyske Bank
Thursday, November 9th, 2006I’ve had my attention drawn to the Jyske Bank in Denmark. It says of itself: Jyske Bank employs a staff of more than 4,000 and
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Jersey, DVDs, CDs and tax abuse
Wednesday, November 8th, 2006Because I was out so much last week I have not mentioned the parliamentary debate on the above subject. I welcome what Dawn Primarily has
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KPMG on corporate tax
Monday, November 6th, 2006Just read KPMG’s Corporate Tax Rate Survey. How does Loughlin Hickey equate: “it appears to be economically and socially desirable for countries to strive for
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