I reproduce this from Labour List. As some say, a picture tells a thousand words on the changes George Osborne’s spending review has made to the UK economy: Questions,
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The basis of Glencore’s competitive advantage is not paying tax
As the Financial Times reports: Glencore is facing a big increase in its tax bill following its $60bn initial public offering after paying almost no
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We can have all the services we want, right now, and still balance the governments’s books
It is possible to have all the services we want from our government. Right now. It is not just possible: it may be desirable. But
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The UK Switzerland tax agreement – a grubby little arrangement
As the Telegraph reported on Sunday: The European country is known for its banking secrecy and the Treasury estimates tens of thousands of British people
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Tax Matters for Developing Countries
Not my title: one Carlo Cottarelli, Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, used for a blog on the Huffington Post. He was talking about what the
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The G20 needs to stop prevaricating and simply deliver on information exchange
The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met a week or so ago – and as I was distracted I did not notice. In their final
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British government covering up corruption complaint in Cayman
CayCompass, a Cayman Island news service, is reporting that the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has refused to release details about a complaint filed by the
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Note to HMRC: don’t whinge about rogue traders, employ more staff and do something about it
The South Yorkshire Star, obviously reproducing a H M Revenue & Customs press release reported over the weekend: Visitors to Easter car boot sales in South
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Construction collapses – and only Tory policy can explain it
With apologies to the Independent, this seems worth reproducing pretty much in full: There has been a sharp drop in the underlying value of private
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