In the Global Tax 50 for the 'n'th year
Tuesday, January 17th, 2023I have just noticed that I was named as being amongst the 50 most influential people in global tax in 2022 by International Tax Review
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ISAs must either be given a social purpose linked to the Green New Deal or be abolished
Monday, January 16th, 2023It seems that I am not alone in worrying about the tax relief on savings, on which I commented last week. Now the Resolution Foundation
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The wealthiest 10% in the UK get at least £30bn a year in subsidies for their savings each year - enough to pay for the NHS for 9 weeks
Friday, January 13th, 2023I published this thread on Twitter this morning: The government has just published new data on the cost of UK tax reliefs, which is the
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The need for tax transparency in government decision making processes is being noted
Thursday, January 12th, 2023The International Monetary Fund’s Public Financial Management Blog recorded this yesterday: During 2022, we published 78 articles, of which 56 percent were authored by non-IMF
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Ministers have created a conspiracy of silence, matched by a veil of ignorance and a deep denial of the truth when talking about public sector pay deals
Wednesday, January 11th, 2023Jeremy Hunt, in his role as Chancellor, has apparently said that no additional pay offer to nurses may be made this year. He has also
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The state we're in
Wednesday, January 11th, 2023I gave a talk to a combined meeting of Oxford for Europe and Cambridge for Europe last night entitled ‘The State We’re In’. These were
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The Republicans are seeking to defund the US tax authority. How long will it be before the Tories copy them?
Tuesday, January 10th, 2023The Republicans in the US House of Representatives took a long time to agree on a Speaker last week. But having done so, they got
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Why Labour is wrong about reforming the GP contract at a time when the NHS is in crisis
Monday, January 9th, 2023I have posted this thread on Twitter this morning: I criticised Labour, Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting for their comments on GPs and their financing
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Sunak is failing
Thursday, January 5th, 2023Rishi Sunak clearly thinks that people in the UK are more worried about the 40,000 or so people a year trying to get here in
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