More on Mr Fothergill's and Jersey
Monday, April 25th, 2011The Telegraph highlighted concerns about seed and horticultural companies abusing the Channel Islands’ for VAT purposes yesterday. Mr Fothergill’s seems to have spent some time
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You can't even buy your seeds without VAT abuse
Sunday, April 24th, 2011The Telegraph has reported massive VAT abuse of the Channel Islands’ by horticultural companies – naming Thompson & Morgan and Mr Forhergills in the process.
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Looking for Plan B: What Next for Island Hosts of Offshore Finance
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011The latest edition of The Round Table (theCommonwealth Journal of International Affairs) has a focus on small states and includes a paper by Dr Mark
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Inter-island warfare: The Scillies v Jersey
Monday, April 11th, 2011The Isle of Scilly (for which I have considerable affection) have declared war on Jersey. Well, a war of wards at least: Tourism officials on
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Out of Sight
Friday, April 8th, 2011I have the following article in the latest edition of the London Review of Books: In his budget last month George Osborne announced that if
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The Channel Islands shouldn't rely on kinks
Friday, April 8th, 2011OK, sometimes I have to agree with George Osborne. It’s rare. But it happens. As the Telegarph reports: Mr Osborne was asked at the British
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Time to black-list the tax haven whitewash
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011This article by John Christensen and Nick Shaxson was in the FT this morning, and given its importance to the, Tax Justice Network I reproduce
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A budget for tax avoiders everywhere but the Channel Islands
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011I have the following comment on the Guardian site this afternoon: George Osborne said this was a budget to tackle avoidance. How wrong he was.
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WPP to quit Jersey? And come back to the UK? A double whammy!
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011Financial Director reports: THE TREASURY is reported this morning to have been in talks with advertising and maketing giant WPP about returning its tax base
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