Google's tax deal is another HMRC big business disaster
Friday, January 22nd, 2016In a slight twist to my planned Friday evening the BBC called me a little before eight tonight to ask if I minded being on
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What happens if the proverbial hits the fan this time?
Wednesday, January 13th, 2016The mood in the financial press is sombre this morning. From the possibility of a major downturn being the view of a few Cassandras (like
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Labour really does need to work out tax devolution
Friday, January 8th, 2016The Guardian has reported: Labour is to consider radical options on devolution that would include giving local authorities some power over VAT and income tax, a shadow
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More councils probe the tax practices of companies bidding for business
Thursday, January 7th, 2016The following press release was issued by Christian Aid this morning. I warmly welcome what they are doing: A growing number of UK councils are
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Joseph Stiglitz needs to learn what banks do and don't do
Tuesday, January 5th, 2016Prof Steve Keen of Kingston University drew my attention to an article by Nobel Laureate Prof Jospeh Stiglitz in which he writes about the current
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2015: A year in taxation
Wednesday, December 30th, 2015I have already mentioned the EREP publication ‘The Cracks Begin to Show: A Review of the UK Economy in 2015’ this morning. This is my
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Why the Conservatives MEP voted against stopping tax avoidance
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015I am grateful to Carol Wilcox who wrote to her Conservative MEP to ask why he had voted against the resolution in the EU parliament
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Worth thinking about pre-Christmas
Sunday, December 20th, 2015And for doubters this is an assessment of the data.
John Kay on tax: so right, and so wrong
Wednesday, December 16th, 2015John Kay has an article on tax in the FT this morning which ends saying this: Tax is thus a moral issue. Not because we
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