Data on gender pay gaps is now available. I think the Guardian summarised the situation  with this graphic: My position on this is clear: the
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The OECD has just published its new peer review on the state of automatic information exchange with Belgium. As the OECD says: In its new
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I have been sent this advice from the USA which has been published recently: I was asked for my thoughts and reacted as follows: a)
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Just published – the Portuguese edition of my book ‘Dirty Secrets: How tax havens destroy the economy’: It’s always a weird experience to have a
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I am, I know, considered pessimistic with regard to the economy. But this, I think, is significant: Of course there are issues with diesel cars.
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I readily confess that like most who work in tax justice I think that Covi, which describes itself as a think tank, is rather more
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There was an article in the Guardian yesterday under the headline: Oligarchs hide billions in shell companies. Here’s how we stop them Written by Frederik Obermaier
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The FT has reported that: The number of wealthy Chinese acquiring UK “golden visas” that give residency in return for investing £2m or more in
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I have already referred to an FT editorial published this morning that made welcome comment on the need for NHS reform. Unfortunately it was not
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