2013 December 02

Venn diagrams for our times: the Tory view on starting salaries

Posted on December 2 2013

For context, watch this

Less than 1% of tax avoidance will be stopped under the General Anti-Abuse Rule

Posted on December 2 2013

As the TUC noted this afternoon: The conclusion is based on HMRC data, but also on a report by me on the General Anti-Abuse Rule. As
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It’s time to reform charity tax relief

Posted on December 2 2013

The Public Accounts Committee is having a hearing on Gift Aid this afternoon. I made my views on this known a year or so ago. As
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Was Thatcher a non-dom? It would explain the house held by an offshore trust

Posted on December 2 2013

As the Mirror reported this weekend: Flag-waving former PM Margaret Thatcher may have avoided millions in inheritance tax by keeping a chunk of her fortune
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If you’re in Brussels on Thursday morning

Posted on December 2 2013

So am I:

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Thames Water need to deliver a lot more clarity in their tax accounting

Posted on December 2 2013

I was quoted in a Daily Mail story over the weekend on Thames Water. As the Mail noted: Thames Water sparked fury yesterday when it announced
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When the EU is the peacemaker worth fighting for UK politicians have a duty to stand back and reflect a little more

Posted on December 2 2013

I’ve read with sorrow reports of rioting in the Ukraine. That sorrow has been tinged with respect for the fact that people will still come
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