Some people have noted my criticism of Michael Gove’s plans for a ‘simple sales tax’ to replace VAT and have said that maybe he has
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I wrote about Michael Gove’s bizarre plan to scrap VAT this morning. It transferred to Channel 4 news this evening, wth credit given, Start at
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The Tory leadership race really is starting to look like the silly season for policy ideas. Michael Gove’s suggestion that we get rid of VAT
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The FT reports this morning that: Britain’s tax system is progressive and takes significantly more money from the rich than the poor, the Institute for
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A regular commentator on this blog sent me a mail saying this yesterday: I came across this article today. https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-05-07/how-major-banks-turned-a-blind-eye-to-the-theft-of-billions-of-pounds-of-public-money I did know about it, having
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As the FT has reported this morning: Brussels is to sue the UK in Europe’s highest court over tax breaks for commodities traders, according to
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I wrote a post making the argument that VAT is regressive in July 2010 because of the planned rise by the then new Tory government
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As the Guardian reported last night: Under the Chequers deal there would be a “free trade area for goods”, under which the UK would in effect retain existing
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Indefatigable VAT campaigner Richard Allen has drawn my attention to the following report on VATLive which provides further evidence that the EU is absolutely right to reject the
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