10 reasons for corporation tax
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011Nick Shaxson of the Tax Justice Network has article on Comment is Free this morning, barging in favour of corporation tax. He cites ten reason
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Europe backs a Robin Hood Tax
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011As the Guardian reports, the European Parliament yesterday backed the introduction of a €200bn (£172bn) a year financial transactions tax on banks to discourage speculative
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Taking Peston to pieces on tax
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011Robert Peston has looked at the Oxford Centre for Business Taxation report on corporation tax in commentary on his BBC blog and come to some
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It's true- small business really does pay tax at higher rates than big business in the UK.
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011I am a regular critic of the Oxford Centre for Business Taxation, and I think with very good reason, but I also give credit where
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David Gauke sings the praise of Barclays and PWC's Mickey Mouse tax accounting
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011I note David Gauke, the Treasury Minister responsible for H M Revenue & Customs, has made a speech today to the Hundred Group of FTSE
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When you get angry about bank profits just ask who gave them that money
Monday, February 14th, 2011This is bank reporting week – when it is widely predicted the banks will report profts ranging from recovering to healthy, with massive bonueses to
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Neoliberal tax specialists can't have it both ways - it can't be both not offshore and not onshore
Friday, February 11th, 2011Sometimes an article hits a nail on the head. George Monbiot did that with his article on the UK as a tax haven on Monday.
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Bring on the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base
Monday, February 7th, 2011As the FT notes: Ambitious plans for a pan-European corporate tax system that gained new momentum at a summit of European leaders on Friday could
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The FT misses the point on corporation tax
Monday, February 7th, 2011Vanessa Houlder is a journalist who usually writes good articles for the FT. This morning she delivers an exception. When writing about tax protests she
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