Bloomberg has reported: U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron will urge corporate leaders to defend business and the free markets from “dangerous rhetoric,” less than a month after
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Increase the tax on rents – not just land rents, but all rents – starting with executive pay
It’s a provocative proposition to suggest tax on rents should be increased but it finds support across the political spectrum. There’s an article on rents in the FT this
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There’s not a hope that Osborne can deliver on his growth forecasts
I have collected data from budgets for many years. It’s become something of a habit but I’ve probably not done enough with that information so
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Let’s talk pro-business – because tax abuse campaigners are the strongest pro-business campaigners there are
It’s good to see the Guardian report this morning that: The former boss of Greggs, who built the bakery business into one of the UK’s most
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Plan B in Norwich – 7 March
The Isle of Man likes to say it’s debt free – but it owes £171 million
As Isle of Man Today reported yesterday: THE Manx public owes nearly £171 million to the Isle of Man Bank in local authority loans. The
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The Isle of Man can’t balance its books – maybe it should raise some tax
It was budget day in the Isle of Man yesterday, and as Energy FM reported: The Island needs to dip into its reserves to balance the budget.
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Former South African President to take on new role tackling capital flight
The New Age in South Africa has reported: Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has been given the responsibility of leading a high-level team to
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Greece: RIP
As Larry Elliott notes this morning, the Greek bail out leaves the contrary as a functioning state in name only. Because German banks lent recklessly to Greece they have
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