So we have a new bank levy — to be charged on bank assets. The consequence is obvious: banks want lend. That’s the last thing
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Am sharing an office with Andrew Holdenby of Reform who is jumping with delight at every benefit cut announced — laughing out loud with delight.
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I’ll be commenting live on the budget on Twitter — follow me at RichardJMurphy and #junebudget

The wealthy always offer the excuse that they’ve paid a lot of tax when caught using tax havens / secrecy jurisdictions. That’s what Liliane Bettencourt,
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Even the FT gets the unfairness of today’s budget. As it reports: Mr Osborne will set out a “Budget for a parliament”. But he will
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I am doing live commentary on the budget on the Jeremy Vine show on  BBC Radio 2 today from about 12.20pm onwards. I’m on with
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The National Housing Federation has predicted that forthcoming housing cuts will lead to the loss (or lack of creation) of 200,000 jobs, and to 350,000
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A thought before today’s budget: Which is another way of saying: I’d suggest the fans of Adam Smith reflect on that today.

The Guardian reports that George Osborne said to Andrew Marr yesterday: What’s controversial with some in my party is raising CGT. Here is a tax
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