Murdoch: when it comes to taxes, instead of rendering unto Caesar, Murdoch has Caesar rendering unto him

Posted on July 12 2011

Yesterday we published a blog entitled "Murdoch: when it comes to taxes, instead of rendering unto Caesar, Murdoch has Caesar rendering unto him."

It was based on some reporting, done in good faith, by David Cay Johnston, one of the U.S.' top tax reporters and a Pulitzer prize winner. It was published by Reuters.

We now understand that the original story was wrong, so we have withdrawn the blog. As we understand it, this is his first retraction in a 45-year career.

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2 Responses

SadButMadLad says:

July 14 2011 at 7:21 pm

Surprised you didn’t spot it was wrong. He was only a reporter. You are an accountant who knows his stuff.
- Richard Murphy says:
  
  July 14 2011 at 9:17 pm
  
  I’ll be honest – I did not check it – but my work on this for the Guardian in 2008 showed a rate of 15% by NI so I was surprised
  
  Yes, I should have been more circumspect
  
  But come on – this is a blog – not a major news organisation