Might the EU list the UK and its territories as tax havens after Brexit?
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017The Jersey Evening Post has reported: JERSEY could be left vulnerable to being blacklisted as a ‘tax haven’ by the EU as the UK’s influence
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It may be legally possible for Scotland to stay in the Customs Union, and even the Single Market
Thursday, January 19th, 2017I was asked by a Scottish journalist yesterday whether or not Scotland could stay in the EU single market now that England has made clear
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Holding the UK's tax havens to account - from Westminster
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016The Guardian has reported today that: The UK’s overseas territories face renewed pressure to abandon corporate secrecy after 80 MPs joined forces to demand greater
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The Global Tax Transparency Summit
Friday, December 9th, 2016The following comes from Christian Aid and refers to the conference I am attending today: Parliamentarians from across the world are joining forces in London
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The UK government and the Crown Dependencies conniving to make sure loopholes are available to tax cheats
Wednesday, November 30th, 2016The Jersey Evening Post has reported this afternoon that: JERSEY and other Crown Dependencies will not be required to make their company registers more transparent
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Mr Osborne's legacy
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016For the first time for more than a decade we have a major Treasury announcement today where George Osborne will not be playing a significant
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Tax haven UK is a domestic and international economic disaster in the making
Sunday, October 23rd, 2016The Jersey economy, as I have often pointed out, is the surest evidence that slashing corporate tax rates does not work only guarantees one thing,
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Jersey's budget fantasy depends on local people subsidising tax haven cheats
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016It was budget day in Jersey this week and I could not help but take a quick look. I found something even more bizarre than
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Is it a lack of profit that will kill offshore?
Thursday, October 20th, 2016The FT has reported this morning that: HSBC is transferring the bulk of its private banking business in Monaco to CFM Indosuez Wealth Management in
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