As the Guardian has reported: Thousands of jobseekers have been referred to a mandatory work scheme that has done nothing for their employment chances, has
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Can we create a progressive tax system?
I am in Helsinki to discuss international tax – and the struggle to ensure that taxable profits are allocated to some of the poorer countries
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If we’re serious about helping developing countries we have no choice but tackle these problems
China, India, Brazil, Nigeria and now South Africa at the TJN transfer pricing conference in Helsinki all have the same things to say. First, the
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If business wants to win respect it has to pay its tax – and prove it
The Rev Will Morris is a vicar at St Martin’s in the Fields, London. He’s also a tax lawyer with GE Capital – who notoriously
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The fundamental conflicts inherent in international trade
I’ve just had a conversation with Prof Mike McIntyre of Wayne State University in the USA. He’s at the TJN transfer pricing conference in Helsinki.
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73% of China’s foreign trade is with tax havens
A representative of China’s tax authority spoke at TJN’s transfer pricing conference in Helsinki today. We’ve often said, quoting the OECD, that at least 60%
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Without higher spending and inflation we won’t solve the Eurocrisis
Martin Wolf is on form in the FT this morning, with his arguments on the Eurocrisis as pertinent as ever. as the email summary of
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The UK’s proposed GAAR – too weak, too limited, too avoider friendly
The UK government’s consultation on a general anti-avoidance rule was launched yesterday. Let me be clear: I want a general anti-avoidance rule. Even better, I
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For all its faults, thank goodness for the BBC
I think Seamus Milne hit the nail on the head this morning when saying in the Guardian: Of course, the British press has long been
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