Glencore is to be floated on the stock exchange. The markets are going wild. Another Swiss recluse brings their shares to the market. Glencore is,
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NHS money heading to a tax haven not far from here
The BBC has reported that HSBC set up a Guernsey-based company to reduce tax on profits from funding National Health Service hospitals provided under the
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The US is waking up to the fact that large corporations and the rich are taking it for a tax ride
It’s encouraging to see the plethora of articles in the US on the subject of corporate tax abuse. I’ve just published some data on this
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The true price of Mother’s Day
Driving the Getaway Car: Ireland, Tax and Development
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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79% of people think the government should act to close tax loopholes
The following data comes from polling done last week by Unison and reported yesterday by the TUC: The questions gave respondents the opportunity to choose
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GE vs. the NYT: dispatches from the battlefield of tax PR
I could reproduce an excellent Tax Justice Network blog with the above title here. Just go to their place to read it instead. Who is
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GE, KPMG, spin and tax avoidance
I blogged about GE’s US tax affairs, and the European dimension to its tax lobbying at the weekend. I was not alone. It’s fascinating to
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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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