If you want to know why the UK's going to be a happy hunting ground for tax avoiding companies very soon read this
Thursday, May 31st, 2012Economia is the new magazine of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. I’m not overwhelmed with it, but it’s better than its predecessor.
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CBI tax misinformation - employers do not meet the cost of employer's national insurance contributiuons
Saturday, April 21st, 2012The CBI made a presentation on tax at David Cameron’s favourite think tank, the Policy Exchange, last week – and made about as many gaffs in doing so as
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Britain and France differ over Tax Justice - they've got une révolution fiscale
Monday, April 2nd, 2012This article – and the materials it refers to – are both really important. I am reproducing it with the permission of George Irvine, its author. Oh
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The elephant in the middle of the Bank of England's report
Monday, December 12th, 2011The Bank of England has issued an important paper today. In summary it says: The paper sets out three objectives for a well-functioning International Monetary
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Mildly perplexed
Friday, December 9th, 2011Martin Wolf has become the commentator amongst commentators during this recession. An FT subscription is almost worth it for his column alone. As he says
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Worstall's odd little note on Financial Transaction Taxes
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011Tim Worstall, who likes to think of himself as my bete noire, but who is actually a rather pedantic former UKIP press secretary (which explains why
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The blatant untruth at the core of Conservative corporation tax policy
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011David Gauke MP, the Tory Exchequer Secretary, and a man for whom I have little regard (a feeling which I know is reciprocated) was speaking at the Oxford
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Mike Devereux - the friend of big companies is wrong about corporation tax and growth
Saturday, May 28th, 2011The Guardian, rightly, sought contrary opinion when reporting my new report for the TUC on corporation tax cuts. The found it from my old foe, Prof Mike Devereux
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Does the GE hoax give clues about tax incidence?
Sunday, May 1st, 2011Nick Shaxson has written the following on the Treasure Islands blog. I thought his analyusis fascinating, valid and almost certainly understated. So, with his permission, I reproduce it here:
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