I liked this paragraph from Mervyn King’s letter to George Osborne on inflation, today. He said: The big risks currently facing the UK economy come from the rest of the
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Unite Scotland – Economic Brief – Corporation Tax
Unite published the following briefing written by me on corporation reform tax in Scotland this afternoon: What is corporation tax? Corporation tax is the tax due on a company’s
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This is not the case of one rotten apple, or even one rotten company. This is big corporate culture
Evidence released today seems to provide the clearest possible evidence that News International has been far from truthful about the hacking scandal it has been
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The small business tax gap is huge – according to a small business accountant
This comment on the blog today is worth repeating: Well I am a big supporter of smaller businesses, but some proprietors just refuse to pay
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How much has Mode 4 got to answer for in the UK economy?
I’m no expert on the subject of Mode 4 rules on employment and temporary migration, but it’s been suggested that the issue is much more prevalent than
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Scotland starts move towards beggar they neighbour tax policy from which only large companies will win
As the BBC in Scotland have reported: The Scottish government is to unveil its plans on taking control of corporation tax. Finance Secretary John Swinney
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PWC – not up to scratch, yet again – with no hint of reform in sight
It’s depressing to note the ongoing incompetence of my own profession. As the Guardian reports: Auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers admitted to years of mistakes relating to the
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About being pro-business
It looks like we’re coming out on the other side of a turbulent period. In a little over a week or so confidence was gutted,
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