Today sees the relaunch of the Fair Tax Mark of which I am the technical director. As many readers of this blog will know, I was
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Tim Worstall wrote UKIP’s tax policy – and they’ve just deleted it
Tim Worstall writes one of the more objectionable blogs in the web. I won’t link to it: it’s too offensive to do so. This morning
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Osborne’s cuckoo land where hope is absent
This is just out from the Treasury: This is the data on which Osborne hopes to fight the election. Growth, he hopes will follow these
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Money can’t buy you love, but love is a lot of what we need
There’s an interesting column in the FT this morning considering the experience of Roger Angell of the New Yorker. The tale is worth reading. More
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Cuts are targeting the vulnerable
This morning seems to be one for infographics. Having just done one on tax it is essential to do one on social security. These comes
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The message to take from the 1%’s tax bill is just how unequal society is
The Telegraph published this infographic a few days ago. I’ll take the risk of sharing it. The data was produced by Smith & Williamson, a
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On Economia: When is a company not a company?
Economia is the official publication of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. My February column for them is out now under the title
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UKIP are proposing flat taxes – which are a weapon to limit the size of the state
I had UKIP’s draft tax policy drawn to my attention yesterday. It has the virtue of being almost incoherent in presenting many of its arguments. Other
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The US had public corporation tax returns 100 years ago. We need them back, now
This opening paragraph from a new article (paywall) by Reuven Avi-Yonah and Ariel Siman will surprise many people: When the U.S. originally enacted its corporate tax
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