Tax competition
Thursday, October 12th, 2006Earlier this week the CBI said that UK companies are planning to flee the UK because of our increasing tax burdens. John Christensen and I
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A little learning is a dangeous thing
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006My colleague in the Tax Justice Network used the above title for his pithy, even forthright comments on a speech by the Bailiff of Jersey
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The UN
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006The UN is a strange organisation. The US by and large hates it. But if you say in conversation to anyone that you’re going there,
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Jersey gets it wrong, again
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006Jersey is publishing another new tax law proposal today (follow the links from here). This is its third in a couple of years, and the
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Tax Justice Focus
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006The latest edition of the Tax Justice Network’s newsletter, Tax Justice Focus is out. It’s recommended reading.
Does HSBC know what it is doing?
Friday, October 6th, 2006It’s been reported that HSBC are thinking of leaving the UK because of our tax system. It is said that the group’s head of financial
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Ukraine - shattering those flat tax myths
Friday, October 6th, 2006There was a fascinating story in the Kyiv Post yesterday (and yes, it always surprise me quite what it’s possible to find on the Internet).
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High tax states are competitive
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006The World Economic Forum has reported that Switzerland, Sweden and Finland are the most competitive economies in the world. According to a report on Tax
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You can't have it both ways
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006The Adam Smith Institute Blog has an article on it today talking about the moral case for low taxes. I’ll refrain from pointing out that
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