George Osborne looked remarkably smug after his autumn statement. If he was to be believed all is now rises and sunshine in the UK –
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Yes, I know it’s the Guardian, but this is interesting This was an autumn statement for the south east. Most will realise that George is
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These worrying statements are included in the autumn statement: The privatisation of tax collection in the UK continues apace – undermining the quality, credibility, privacy
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These things were not addressed in the autumn statement: The bedroom tax The falling incomes of those on benefits The lack of business investment in
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I prepared these notes before going on air to discuss the autumn statement. What we have seen are: tiny tax giveaways which have no focus
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I’ll be on the Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2 at lunchtime discussing the autumn statement – assuming I can find the BBC studio in
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I am at the Progressive Economy conference in Brussels this morning, speaking on tax abuse and the G20 amongst other things. This is what I
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The FT reports this morning that: George Osborne will proclaim on Thursday that a budget surplus is in sight for the first time since the
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According to reports clearly leaked to the right wing press this morning George Osborne will announce a new programme of ‘dynamic tax scoring’ today. According to
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