2021 November 17

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Tax and benefit fraud – and securing the resources needed to tackle them – are amongst the biggest issues tax justice campaigners should now be talking about

Posted on November 17 2021

There are two reports out today that indicate that fraud and official error are major contributors to the UK tax gap. The first is from
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Taxing multi-millionaires

Posted on November 17 2021

Regular readers will have noted that videos have been absent for a few weeks. I can only offer one explanation, which is that I was
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An interest rate rise would be an act of economic masochism willingly committed on the hardest up by a group secure in the knowledge that their own well-being will not be impacted by the decision

Posted on November 17 2021

The Office for National Statistics has issued its inflation figures for October and to absolutely no one’s surprise they are up: These are said to
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Lifestyle is a concept that only the rich, and Tory MPs can afford, apparently

Posted on November 17 2021

The ability of Tory MPs to shock with their stupidity is, it seems without limit. Here Andrew Rosindell MP tells Newsnight that great care must
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People’s need for a home cannot be exploited to inflate the wealth of others

Posted on November 17 2021

The Guardian noted in a blog yesterday that: Rents across the UK are rising at the fastest pace since 2008 as strong demand outstrips supply,
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The Tax Justice Network’s State of Tax Justice report for 2021 claims that tax haven abuse by wealthy people costs $171 billion a year. The actual figure is more likely to be $4 billion a year.

Posted on November 17 2021

The Tax Justice Network has published its 2021 State of Tax Justice Report. Regular readers of this blog will know that I was underwhelmed by
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