Could tax haven wealth help tackle coronavirus?
Friday, March 27th, 2020I’m resting, but others are blogging. This is from Nick Shaxson at the Tax Justice Network, with permission: Could the wealth in tax havens help
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The Fair Tax Mark: achieving real change
Thursday, February 27th, 2020The Fair Tax Mark (of which I was until last year a director, and which I still advise) has announced this morning that: Capita has
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Financial Secrecy: a curse that still plagues the world
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020In 2009 I directed the first ever iteration of the Tax Justice Network Financial Secrecy Index. It has come a long way since then, in
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The last thing we need is a reduction in taxes on wealth
Thursday, January 30th, 2020The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inheritance and Intergenerational Fairness published a report on inheritance tax reform this week. The report gives rise to lots of
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Charging for GP services leads to sub-optimal prescribing that's bad for health
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019I have little doubt that the Tories will eventually lead this country towards a charged-for NHS. Discussion of GP charging is already commonplace, not least
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HMRC is right to worry offshore account holders
Sunday, November 3rd, 2019There appears to be some concern this morning at the lack of resources at HM Revenue & Customs. The Sunday Times is reporting that: The
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It's time for Jersey to stop arguing about transparency and to get on and deliver it
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019The Jersey Evening Post published an interview with Andrew Mitchell MP yesterday. In it he made clear that he is sure the UK parliament can
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Sark is awash with criminals
Monday, October 7th, 2019I loved this from the Jersey Evening Post this morning: We’ve long known that! This was the home of the Sark Lark, for heaven’s sake.
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The OECD's tax plans reallocate taxable profits to wealthy countries
Monday, October 7th, 2019I share this post from the Tax Justice Network, published by them this morning, which shows (amongst other things) the value of country-by-country reporting, even
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