Richard Murphy on tax, accounting and political economy
If most people are asked why a government imposes taxes within its jurisdiction they will answer that this is done to fund a government’s spending.
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The Office for Budget Responsibility says of itself that: The OBR was created in 2010 to increase the transparency of the public finances and to
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The ONS data on deaths to 3 April has been issued this morning. A summary of the overall data, which is what matters is: I
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It was almost inevitable that the right-wing think tanks would start clamouring for austerity by delivering attacks on the most vulnerable in society as soon
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The Tax After Coronavirus (TACs) project is a new initiative that I am creating which will be published in the first instance as a series
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The FT has noted that: Muriel Pénicaud, the French labour minister, has personally called the bosses of big French companies to persuade some of them
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For those up late in April 20 I will be taking part in this US-based event on April 20: The Economics of a Green Recovery
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There are three arguments being put forward on the right wing by those seeking to excuse the failings of our government on the coronavirus crisis.
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The FT has finally noticed that business across the UK is failing. In an editorial out today it says: Despite the good intentions of governments
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