Average food bill to rise by £13.46 a week if IFS have their way
Monday, August 4th, 2008The average household shopping bill is about £5,200 a year based on British Retail Consortium data, extrapolated from here. Most, but not all food is
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Shall we buy a yacht or feed the children?
Monday, August 4th, 2008I found it extraordinarily depressing to read the Institute for Fiscal Studies press release on the reform of VAT issued last Friday. Its headline is
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Monday, August 4th, 2008These are my links for August 4th: News – Europe: Sars adds muscle to tax haven inquiry – The impact of cracking Liechtenstein ripples ever
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The Times supprts those who want a licence to exploit
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008The Times has commented on the suggestion that a windfall tax be charged on energy company profits, saying: Singling out for a windfall tax an
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008These are my links for August 2nd: Should we be concerned over new Reg FD guidance? | AccMan – "When I read US 10-Q’s and
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100 months to save the world
Friday, August 1st, 2008I’m proud to be a member of the Green New Deal group. One of the other members, Andrew Simms of the New Economics Foundation, has
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Friday, August 1st, 2008These are my links for August 1st: EUobserver: Could the credit crunch destroy the Eurozone? – Keynesian fiscal policy is very relevant today. Ultimately, when
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008These are my links for July 31st: FT.com / Companies / Financial services – Provident picks up business from the banks – The Bradford-based company
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Just go get that tax
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Senator Carl Levin and the US Senate Permanent Sub Committee on Investigations have been back in action, looking at non-payment of payroll taxes in the
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