Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion and leader of the Green Party, will today (17 March) table a new Tax and Financial Transparency Bill in
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I’m sure there must be a way of reconciling these comments
HMRC bosses were before the Treasury Committee this afternoon. As AP report HMRC chair Mike Clasper said: “The area where we have our biggest challenge
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The economics of the playground – the message from senior tax inspectors to HM Treasury
I was at a meeting in Westminster this morning organised by the Association of Revenue & Customs – the union representing the senior staff of
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So much for competition between banks – it’s all about monopoly power really
The FT reports: Regulators in the US, Japan and UK are investigating whether some of the biggest banks conspired to “manipulate” the benchmark interest rate
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Federation of Small Business demand action on Channel Islands VAT abuse
As Music Week reports: The Federation of Small Businesses has lent its support to the campaign to bring an end to Low Value Consignment Relief,
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Should the European Commission target cross-border Tax Avoidance transactions instead of a CCCTB?
Why look through taxation does not work
I have been asked why we should bother with corporation tax and why not instead ‘look through’ the corporation and tax the shareholders instead —
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A lame attempt by the Treasury Select Committee of the House of Commons
The Treasury Committee of the House of Commons has published its report on the principles of tax policy. It;s horribly predictable. But that’s what happens
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10 reasons for corporation tax
Nick Shaxson of the Tax Justice Network has article on Comment is Free this morning, barging in favour of corporation tax. He cites ten reason
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