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Why a tycoon tax won’t work
Nick Clegg’s latest grasp at political opportunism is to demand a minimum rate tax in the UK – what he calls a ‘tycoon tax’. It
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Why the LibDem claims on the #NHS are wrong
This is too important today not to reproduce in full: Statement by Professor Allyson Pollock, David Price and Peter Roderick in response to the Lib
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The mansion tax won’t work – it’s time for proper local authority tax in the UK
It’s a rare moment that Matthew Sinclair of the Taxpayers’ Alliance and I agree on something – but we did on the fact that the
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The hidden trillions: Secrecy, corruption, and the offshore interface
I’m delighted to see a paper with the above title by John Christensen has been published in the Journal of Crime, Law and Social Change. As the abstract says:
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A note to commentators
I have had several complaints from commentators in the last few days that I have not moderated their comments within minutes of their posting them. May I remind people that this
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Brazil’s new approach to transfer pricing
The Tax Management Transfer Pricing Report is carrying an article by Tatiana Falcão, a Research Associate at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) in
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The 2010/11 tax data is not the basis for deciding on the success of the 50p tax
I’ve already noted that in 2011/12 H M Revenue & Customs forecasts it will collect £6.7 billion from the 50p tax rate. As their data shows,
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The tax gap – the Treasury Select Committee misses the point
The Treasury Select Committee is issuing a report in the morning on the tax gap. I gave evidence at the hearings that resulted in this
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