When it comes to tax policy, is Ireland a fine example or ahorrible warning? This new report by Dr Sheila Killian of the University of
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Tax competition is destroying the social contract – and social unrest will follow – Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs is not my favourite economist. There again, he’s far from bottom of the pile, and he’s notched up a fair few places this
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Why Northern Ireland must not have a separate corporation tax rate
I have the following piece in the printed version of the Belfast Telegraph this morning: The Conservatives have now made clear that they think the
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As Ireland comes under pressure to end its abusive tax rate Northern Ireland plans to join it in the sin bin
The FT notes this morning: Ireland saw a leap in its cost of borrowing on Wednesday as peripheral eurozone economies came under pressure because of
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Google’s tax gets an SEC review
Bloomberg has reported: Google Inc. received questions from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in December about earnings in other countries that may have reduced
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In praise of tax
An editorial in London’s only evening newspaper, the London Evening Standard, says today: In praise of tax Paying tax is a good way for individuals
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The madness continues – the Tories are urging Northern Ireland to become a tax haven
From the Belfast Telegraph: Northern Ireland should cut a deal on corporation tax now and not worry about “a couple of hundred million” that it
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Bring on the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base
As the FT notes: Ambitious plans for a pan-European corporate tax system that gained new momentum at a summit of European leaders on Friday could
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Corporation Tax Cuts Don’t Lead To Prosperity
The following is shamelessly re-posted by me from the Socialist Economic Bulletin blog. It’s far too important to ignore. It’s by Michael Burke and I
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