Budget predictions and demands can be boring (read most of those in the Observer if you don’t believe me) but it is an annual requirement
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That Cypriot haircut is better than what would happen in the UK
People are asking me what I think of the Cypriot bail out. Actually, to be more precise, I think they’re asking me what I think
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The only people who do not need a tax cut in the budget are…..big business
Ed Balls has said he is in favour of a temporary cut in income tax in a recent Telegraph interview. So am I, although a
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Deloitte want ‘more of the same’ from the budget
The Observer has one of those inevitable ‘what do you want from the budget?’ articles this morning in which the opinion of a Deloitte partner is telling. This is
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A quick question for Guernsey: why have you changed your mind?
In the light of the Chief Minister of Guernsey’s claim that the deal he has done with the UK is wholly voluntary and in the best
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Guernsey tax scheme costing the UK £100 million a year shut down
The BBC has reported: A tax loophole that allows firms to dodge £100m a year in National Insurance will be closed under a new scheme
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The irony of Guernsey
I was interviewed by BBC Guernsey yesterday as a direct result of the blog I published on it complying with the UK's demand for full,
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The #4 tweeter in reform of the NHS
I was mentioned in a tweet this morning. Now that’s not news, but this one caught my attention. It said: The link is here – but it’s
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HMRC’s logic for closing 281 tax advice centres is utterly bankrupt – and all to save less than Starbucks are paying over the next two years
The FT has repeated HMRC’s justification for announcing the close of 281 tax advice centres, saying: HMRC blamed a lack of demand from taxpayers for
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