2014 March 20

HMRC cannot have an unfettered right to take taxpayer money

Posted on March 20 2014

One of the unexpected measures introduced in the budget was a right for HMRC to take money in settlement of tax debts straight from taxpayer
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Global Witness: dedicated to getting rid of anonymous companies

Posted on March 20 2014

This year’s TED Prize winner — Charmian Gooch of Global Witness, with whom I have now worked for a decade — has announced that she will
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Green quantitative easing is possible: Mark Carney has made that clear

Posted on March 20 2014

This was reported in the FT a couple of days ago, but I missed it due to other issues: The Bank of England could buy
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Where is growth going to come from? The government’s amazing assumptions

Posted on March 20 2014

The government says we’re growing again. And they say they think that’s going to last. So I’ve looked for the clues as to whetre they
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The budget detail: no real wage growth, increased personal borrowing and tax increases are coming your way

Posted on March 20 2014

I can remember when my post-budget reading used to be all about changes in specific tax laws. I still do that, but I admit that
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The welfare cap: an attack on the young, the old, new parents, the disabled, those on law pay and the safety net society should provide

Posted on March 20 2014

The welfare cap seems to me one of the biggest policy issues in the budget. Of course it is designed as a bear trap for
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