The Greens, UKIP and SNP all presented tax proposals yesterday in the run up to the election. The Greens suggested a wealth tax on those
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Scotland needs to get its company law into good order
I gave evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee yesterday on the importance of being able to track the ownership of Scottish land through offshore companies.
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Northern Ireland’s low corporation tax rate will not attract new business
The government has announced the Bill to grant Northern Ireland the right to set its own corporation tax rate. For those who want to reduce
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Scotland has to invest in taxation
Reports that Scotland has not invested sufficiently in the tax systems it will have to use to exercise the new powers it has been granted
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Scottish MPs must vote on ‘English taxes’ or we’ll have a massive constitutional crisis
David Cameron is claiming that the so-called devolution of tax powers to Scotland announced yesterday will mean that Scottish MPs should not vote on English
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Scottish devolution of powers lets the tax competition brigade loose
There is a debate going on in parliament right now on the devolution of powers to Scotland. According to the Guardian: Sir Tony Baldry, a Conservative,
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Scottish income tax: tinkering at the edges to worst possible effect
I’ve already noted concern about the devolution of tax powers to Scotland this morning: now we have the detail on what has been written on
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Scotland’s tax solution is the worst possible for everyone
There appears to be broad consensus this morning that Scotland will get devolved powers over all income tax on earnings but not savings in the
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The race to the bottom is off
I was pleased to note from the FT this morning that in debate on devolution of tax powers to Scotland “all three parties agree that
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