It seems worth reproducing the following exchange from Hansard this week in full: Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he
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Jersey, The Isle of Man and Guernsey
The EU Code of Conduct on Business Taxation group met in Brussels this week to consider the measures Jersey and the Isle of Man are proposing to take to make their tax systems compliant with EU
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Cameron and Osborne did the Swiss tax deal to support tax evasion – there’s no other explanation
The UK – Swiss tax deal does not meet with my approval, as some will have noticed. The deal is outlined here. My objections are littered
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The Tories, the Big Society and Jersey
The Jersey Evening Post has published a gushing report saying: PRIME Minister David Cameron should come to Jersey to see his vision of the ‘Big
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Jersey and the Isle of Man – back before the European Union
As I have noted (more than once) Jersey and the Isle of Man failed the requirements of the EU Code of Conduct on Business Taxation last year.
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Channel Islands’ VAT abuse can be ended by UK whenever it likes EU says
The Telegraph has reported that: By the end of the year, CDs, DVDs and contact lenses will be among the hundreds of items that customers
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Channel Islands’ VAT abuse continues
From the Channel Online TV: Online greeting card company Funkypigeon could soon become the latest fulfilment business to set up in Guernsey. The business is recruiting on
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Game ‘is over’ for Crown Dependencies
From the Guernsey Press yesterday: THE three Crown Dependencies are in danger of going bankrupt, tax avoidance campaigner Richard Murphy claimed yesterday. His comments follow
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The OECD peer review process – praise where it is due
I, like many in the tax justice arena, was very dubious when the OECD set up the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax
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