Tax Justice at the TUC conference
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008The following motion has been proposed for discussion at the TUC conference in September: P26 Tax justiceCongress welcomes the publication of the TUC pamphlet The
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UBS show no sign of reform
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008The Australian has reported: UBS’s US operations decided on the ban earlier this month after it was caught up in a congressional enquiry into tax
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If you're for regressive taxation, say so
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008A commentator on my blogs on the IFS proposals for the reform of VAT said: Surely, if we wish for integrity in any debate like
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Tescos put on the back foot in Guardian libel case
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008The Guardian has published the following report this morning. Because of its importance to the work of those who work to stop tax abuse I
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Siemens to sue its former directors for corruption
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008The FT has reported that: Siemens on Tuesday announced it planned to claim damages from eleven of its former executive board members, including ex-chief executives
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Consistency is the issue, but not the one corporates raise
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008I missed a letter in the FT last week from Lord Wallace of Saltaire, the Lib Dem peer and former LSE academic. He said (and
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Jack Blum firing broadsides
Monday, July 28th, 2008Jack Blum is a US attorney who has specialised in tackling offshore abuse for many years. He can fairly claim to have done more to
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for July 16th through July 24th
Sunday, July 27th, 2008These are my links for July 16th through July 24th: Small fry using tax havens – ATO – The Australians say tax haven abuse is
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The challenge offshore banking poses
Friday, July 25th, 2008James Henry has written an amazing article in the US magazine The Nation regarding the US Senate hearings on UBS and LGT. It’s lengthy, and
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