Great article by John Kay under the above title in the FT today. He makes the point havens only exist because we tolerate them: People
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As the Guardian has noted this morning: The Guardian today lost a high court challenge to lift an emergency gagging order imposed on the publication
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The Times reports: Has HM Revenue & Customs backed off from an investigation into a controversial but widespread form of tax avoidance, involving the use
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The new EU Savings Tax directive is due for approval in April. But now Reuters say: The European Union’s rules on taxing deposits held outside
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I’m pleased to see Vince Cable has shared the documents leaked to him by a Barclays Capital insider to more papers. I had them on
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The Guardian has reported that: The government yesterday revealed extraordinary plans to seize control of a Caribbean tax haven after a report warned there was
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International anti-corruption leader Transparency International (TI) is the newest member to join the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development, Global Financial Integrity (GFI)
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Jack Blum, Car Levin and friends in action, with telling points:

The Guardian has reported (edited): The OECD is also working on a fresh blacklist of uncooperative countries. [C]entres of secretive offshore activity, including Liechtenstein and
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