Accountancy Age reports that: Northern Rock shareholders are reportedly planning to sue the UK Government over its plans to value shares in the newly nationalised
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ITN Tonight: Tonight’s programme on HMRC
INT Tonight is running an anti HM Revenue & Customs propaganda programme tonight. I know this is true. When they were researching this programme I
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Tescos Tax: Early Day Motion calls for reform
I note that 31 MPs from a cross section of parties have signed the follwoing Early Day Motion in Parliament: TESCO AND TAX03.03.2008 Mitchell, Austin
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The EU Savings Tax Directive: new TJN briefing paper
The EU Savings Tax Directive is in the news in a big way because of the attack on Liechtenstein. The Tax Justice Network has produced
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CBI: Mike Devereux must be fed up with them
Mike Devereux at Oxford University must be very fed up with the CBI today. Mike spends all his time going round arguing that companies don’t
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CBI Tax report: TUC reaction
I note the TUC’s reaction to the CBI’s tax report. The Guardian reports Brendan Barber as saying: The chancellor must use his budget to give
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CBI: now they’re saying ‘only the little people pay taxes’
This morning the CBI is publishing a report calling for a radical overhaul of the UK’s corporation tax system. The proposals are extraordinary. They show
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Hong King’s tortured logic
I was amused to read in the Hong Kong Standard that: Peer Steinbrueck, stated at a EU finance ministers meeting that once the EU had
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for March 9th
These are my links for March 9th: World’s tax havens targeted in cloak-and-briefcase offensive – MarketWatch – The Dow Jones picks up my sentiments Tax
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