There’s an article under the above title in the FT by George Soros this morning. I recommend reading it.
The EU is going for country-by-country reporting for the extractive industries
The FT reports this morning: Momentum is building across the European Union to replicate the corporate transparency enforcements contained in the US Dodd-Frank financial reform
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Clegged out
Barnsley said it all: the Lib Dems come sixth after a Labour landslide with UKIP beating the Tories into thrid place. People hav had enough,
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Oxford and HMRC data proves that the corporate tax gap is £12 billion – as I said, three years ago
I have referred already to the Oxford report on corporation tax, just published, and Robert Peston’s reaction to it. There is however another important point
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The words ‘horse’ and ‘bolted’ come to mind
The FT reports: The UK government has accepted concerns raised by Ofcom, the communications regulator, that more regulation is needed to protect media diversity, insiders
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Taking Peston to pieces on tax
Robert Peston has looked at the Oxford Centre for Business Taxation report on corporation tax in commentary on his BBC blog and come to some
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UK Parliament call for investigation of use of tax havens by development bank
As the Tax Justice Network report this morning: A new report issued this morning by the UK government’sInternational Development Committee has raised concerns about the
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Jimmy Carr – Barclays’ tax
Shell stands out against transparency
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative conference is being held this week. As the FT reports with regard to yesterday’s proceedings: Greater transparency requirements laid down
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