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Does the Treasury have any clue how big the tax gap is?

Posted on March 23 2011

I’m wading my way through the tax avoidance announcements in the Budget today – which are as clear as mud and about as useful. When
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A budget for tax avoiders everywhere but the Channel Islands

Posted on March 23 2011

I have the following comment on the Guardian site this afternoon: George Osborne said this was a budget to tackle avoidance. How wrong he was.
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Extraordinary 6% growth assumptions in government revenue in the Budget

Posted on March 23 2011

I’ve just churned a few numbers, as follows: These come from table C6 of the budget. To get his forecast of borrowing down Osborne is
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The great tax heist is worse than we dared fear – 5.75% tax rate for big business

Posted on March 23 2011

The budget has announced that: New rules will include a finance company partial exemption that, in broad terms, results in an effective UK tax rate
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Channel Islands’ VAT abuse – good news but not good enough

Posted on March 23 2011

The Budget says: The Government will reduce the Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR) threshold from £18 to £15 from November 2011. In addition, the Government
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The budget – an overall summary – an admission of Osborne’s failure

Posted on March 23 2011

This was a tedious budget marked by repetition after repetition of the little that Osborne had to say – much of which will add enormously
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What are the worst things Osborne can do today?

Posted on March 23 2011

I’ve said what I’d like from the budget. But what are the things I fear from it? Sicking to Plan A is, of course, the
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What I also want for the Budget

Posted on March 23 2011

I wrote yesterday about what I wanted for budget day. Let’s add some more: 1) The end to Channel Islands’ VAT abuse 2) Reform to
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It’s the Tories who borrow – habitually

Posted on March 23 2011

From the Guardian this morning – the story of deficits since 1979: Note that Thatcher ran surpluses for fewer years than Labour. And inflation adjusted
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