The US Fed has overseen what has been, in effect, the biggest quantitative easing programme the world has ever seen. But that has now ended. And
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Our future’s bright if only the government would use the money people want to lend to it wisely
The FT had an article yesterday which opened with this comment: It has never been cheaper for the UK to borrow money over the long
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The good and bad news from HMRC on country-by-country reporting
I welcomed HMRC’s adoption of country-by-country reporting yesterday, and am very unlikely to change my mind on that issue. However, Joe Stead of Christian Aid did
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Is Juncker telling the truth?
The suggestion, made in the Guardian this morning that Jean-Claude Juncker, the former prime minister and finance minister of Luxembourg and now President of the
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The Diverted Profits Tax: first thoughts
I’ve now read the proposed legislation that will create the Diverted Profits Tax, which is here for those with the willpower to go through it.
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Diverted profits tax: still in the dark
Initial guidance on the new Diverted Profits Tax in the overview of new legislation for the Finance Bill 2015 was not exactly helpful when published this
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Make believe and tax avoidance are pretty much the same thing
The latest Luxleaks revelations on the tax arrangements of Skype show just how far make believe and tax avoidance have coincided, especially, it seems in
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Luxleaks 2: now it’s time for action against the Big 4
The next batch of leaked tax papers that reveal the extent of ax abuse engineered with the active connivance of the Luxembourg tax authorities has
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Juncker has to show his colours in the fight on corruption
This letter was in the Guardian this morning, and I warmly endorse its message: As investigative journalists, we believe in the critical role of the
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