There’s a debate taking place here on whether stamp duties are a cost on pension funds. It’s argued: The UK is held up as an
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Reuters have reported: A U.S. client of London-based HSBC pleaded guilty to conspiracy in connection with assets stashed abroad to evade taxes, part of a
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FT.com / Columnists / Martin Wolf – How to walk the fiscal tightrope that lies before us. Martin Wolf takes Niall Ferguson to the slaughterhouse,
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John Kay discusses this issue in the FT and concludes when comparing historic cost and mark to market accounting: We are dealing with questions to
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FT.com / UK – Isle of Man plans tax rises and spending cuts. The FT reports: The Isle of Man on Tuesday proposed a painful
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And I admit I succumbed. The latest offerings from Clifford Singer at MyDavidCameron.com are too good to miss. This appealed most to me:

Britain’s Deficit – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com. Krugman hits the 20 economists on the head.

Giles Wilkes writes the Freethinking Economist blog and like others he has so far found little way to really land a blow on the report
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isleofman.com: news – Budget Sets Island on Road to Change. There are full details of the Isle of Man budget in the link – the
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