I have to admit I sometimes think about moving. I guess we all do. It’s not news. Until, that is, you’re a millionaire who is
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Government’s “shares for employment rights” legislation opens up a whole new raft of tax abuse opprtunities
My TUC colleague Nicola Smith has written today on the tax problems raised by the government’s employment rights for shares proposals. She covers a rnge of issues. I want to
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Heed the lesson of HMV …. we ignore tax havens impact on our High Streets at our peril
In 2004 HMV complained to the Treasury about the impact of competition on CD and DVD shipments being artificially routed through the Channel Islands to avoid VAT. Eight years later HMV is a
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After Plan A….it’s time for Plan B and the Green New Deal
Mervyn King threw in the towel yesterday. George Osborne had always intended to do nothing about the economy. That’s because he is a cowardly politician; the sort who walk away from
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John Lewis’ CEO is spot on: the UK tax system is undermining British business
The Tories said when coming into office that they would create a UK tax system that said we are “open for business”. They forgot to mention that
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Corporate tax avoiders get away with it because HMRC is toothless in its opposition
Private Eye has scored another extraordinary scoop following all the commotion in Britain (and other countries) about corporations like Starbucks, Google and Amazon using tax
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We can take action to tackle corporate tax abuse – here’s a list
Rosamund Urwin wrote a great article in the Evening Standard yesterday on how we could tackle corporate tax abuse. Since she interviewed me at length I am going to
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It is us or them: companies pay or we lose income and services. It’s as blunt as that
As the Guardian notes this morning: Unions have organised a Day of Action, with workers in Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal all due to hold
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Just what we needed right now – a £5bn tax repayment bonanza for big business
The FT has reported this afternoon: The government moved a step closer to paying out up to £5bn of tax refunds to UK-headquartered multinationals, after the
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