The Guardian reports: Ireland’s embattled banks need to be bolstered by an extra €24bn (£21bn) — some €13bn of which needs to be used to
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Why on earth was an increase in the number of mortgage defaults “unexpected’?
The Guardian reports: The number of households defaulting on mortgage loans increased “unexpectedly” in the first three months of the year, and is expected to
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Driving the Getaway Car: Ireland, Tax and Development
When it comes to tax policy, is Ireland a fine example or ahorrible warning? This new report by Dr Sheila Killian of the University of
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The Missing Wealth of Nations: Evidence From Switzerland, 1914-2010
A paper with the above title has been written by Gabriel Zucman of the Paris School of Economics. As the abstract of the pretty technical
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79% of people think the government should act to close tax loopholes
The following data comes from polling done last week by Unison and reported yesterday by the TUC: The questions gave respondents the opportunity to choose
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GE vs. the NYT: dispatches from the battlefield of tax PR
I could reproduce an excellent Tax Justice Network blog with the above title here. Just go to their place to read it instead. Who is
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The madmen bankers are back in town
Yesterday Alan Greenspan was in the FT saying regulation had to be abolished so financial markets could fly again. As Paul Krugman had to say
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Fair pensions debate – why trust beats contract
I have been reflecting further on the Fair Pensions debate on fiduciary duty yesterday evening. One speaker – and I do not have his name
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