From the BBC today: A debate in the House of Lords gained cross-party support to close a VAT loophole which costs the UK government £130m
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The BBC reports: Investing $1.3 trillion (£800bn) each year in green sectors would deliver long-term stability in the global economy, a UN report has suggested.
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Mervyn King said at the Treasury Select Committee this morning: “I’m surprised that the degree of public anger has not been greater than it has.”
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Transparency International and Revenue Watch Institute have released a new report on revenue transparency in the extractive industries, revealing how European countries operating in North
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From John Haris in the Guardian, yesterday: Every lurch to the free-market right shreds the idea that the Lib Dems are there to pull the
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In case you want some reading material – for free – then there’s an ebook that can be downloaded free with the above title. Details
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Barclays seeks to justify its non-payment of tax, here. It’s all just excuses. Give us facts. Give us country-by-country reporting.