Yesterday we published a blog entitled "Murdoch: when it comes to taxes, instead of rendering unto Caesar, Murdoch has Caesar rendering unto him."
It was based on some reporting, done in good faith, by David Cay Johnston, one of the U.S.' top tax reporters and a Pulitzer prize winner. It was published by Reuters.
We now understand that the original story was wrong, so we have withdrawn the blog. As we understand it, this is his first retraction in a 45-year career.
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Surprised you didn’t spot it was wrong. He was only a reporter. You are an accountant who knows his stuff.
I’ll be honest – I did not check it – but my work on this for the Guardian in 2008 showed a rate of 15% by NI so I was surprised
Yes, I should have been more circumspect
But come on – this is a blog – not a major news organisation