The following exchange took place during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons yesterday: Q3. [156090] Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab): In the past
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Rober Zoellick – getting the World Bank back in action
The FT notes that: Robert Zoellick on Wednesday set out his vision for the World Bank as a “catalyst” for private and public action to
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Accounts are for users – let’s not forget it
Sir Mike Rake has told the FT that: Financial statements have become “meaninglessly complex” and accounting-standards setters should fix the current system instead of rushing
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Not a conspiracy – just a cock-up
Alastair Darling has, by universal consent. Left and Right, made a complete mess of his first pre-budget report. These comments give some idea. From the
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Domicile – the Chartered Institute of Tax hits the nail on the head
Emma Chamberlain of the Chartered Institute of Tax said of the domicile changes announced in the Pre Budget Report: The CIOT hopes that the Government
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The UK Tax Gap exceeds £80 billion
Slipped into yesterday’s PBR releases were two reports from HMRC – one called Measuring Indirect Tax Losses and the other called Methodologies for Measuring Direct
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Domicile – and the fear it can cause
This comment has been posted on this site: How is this tax change marketed to the people? Everything I read says: “Rich foreigners who don’t
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A good day for Private Equity
The private equity industry suffered almost no losses in yesterday’s PBR. And it was much the same in the States. The Tax Prof Blog reports
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The PBR Highlights
Executive summary A massively missed opportunity. The last thing we should expect from a Labour Chancellor. A political mistake – an admission that the Tories
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