Tax Justice Network: On “strong” assumptions and other nonsense. John Christensen takes on Oxford. Rightly so.

The best democracy money can buy | Prem Sikka | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk . It is often claimed that Britain has the best
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We hear about green shoots. I don’t believe they’re happening. Take three articles from today’s FT. Start with this: ECB pumps €442bn into banking system
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FT.com / Europe – IMF sees drag on Irish growth until 2014. Ireland faces a deeper recession than any advanced economy, while the collapse of
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I had dinner with, amongst others, a transfer pricing specialist from the Big 4 last night. Over dinner he said “You know Richard, what you
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Earlier this week a team from Oxford University challenged the work I and others have done in seeking to estimate the tax loss to developing
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HMRC tax compliance budget drops 3% – Accountancy Age. HM Revenue & Customs’ budget for tax compliance and enforcement has dropped by 3% over the
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Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf Merz says new tax regime will not lead to a lot of money to flow to Germany. – swissinfo. [The Swiss finance
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FT.com / Companies / Retail & Consumer – Woolworths turns into click n’ mix . No mention of tax avoiding UK VAT, which is the
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