From the Observer, today: A year ago this weekend, the British taxpayer became the largest shareholder in the Royal Bank of Scotland. But 12 months
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The comments policy of this bog has been revised. The addition is items 6 and 7 in the following: For a comment to be published
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HM Revenue & Customs has launched its new Charter. The full text is here. The summary is: Your rights What you can expect from us:
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Swiss to consider referendums for all new tax deals | Markets | Europe | Reuters . Swiss compliance is far from a done deal. Those
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Op-Ed Columnist – Taxing the Speculators – NYTimes.com. Should we use taxes to deter financial speculation? Yes, say top British officials, who oversee the City
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FT.com / Tax – Revenue extends offshore tax amnesty deadline . The FT notes: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is extending the deadline for its
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Red lines for a progressive PBR | Left Foot Forward. Well worth a read…

Borders bookshop chain has gone bust It will be interesting to see if the are revived offshore Look who’s still trading‚Ķ. offshore http://www.zavvi.com http://www.woolworths.co.uk So
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A comment by Michael Meacher in the House of Commons yesterday: There is something deeply rotten in the City of London, and until that is
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