The Parliamentary Accounts Committee has been investigating the work of H M Revenue & Customs. It has been assisted in its work by HMRC lawyer Osita Mba who decided to
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Now it’s time for real cultural, ethical, governance and management reform at HMRC
A little over a year ago UK Uncut began its protests, and the world looked on, bemused. Unsurprisingly, I wasn’t: I knew they’d hit the zeitgeist,
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The crisis at HMRC
Dave Hartnett resigned from HMRC last week. That’s the official story. But since he was saying he was saying he was staying for some time
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Straightforwardly angry
Some things are simply designed to induce anger. The Guardian’s report this morning that H M Revenue & Customs are seeking to sack Osita Mba, the
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Staff at HMRC have had enough of the connivance of their bosses
According to Accountancy Age this morning: Staff at HM Revenue & Customs have set up a whistleblowing network to expose “errant bosses” at the department. This is Money
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The OBR say the UK – Swiss tax deal is full of holes
Fascinating commentary in the Office for Budget Responsibility Autumn Statement report on the UK- Switzerland tax deal. They say (page 118): The UK-Switzerland tax deal announced
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EU threatens to sue UK over rogue tax deal negotiated by Dave Hartnett
As the FT reports: Brussels is threatening to sue Britain unless ministers significantly alter a landmark tax deal with Switzerland, in a dispute that will cast
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Collect the evaded tax, avoid the cuts
I have the following on Comment is Free this morning: The Tax Justice Network has published new research I have undertaken on its behalf. Using data sourced from
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Failing to tackle tax evasion is a choice to support criminals – and it’s one that politicians have made
I made a speech at a TUC rally a year or so ago when I said the following: If we spent the money that the
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