Farage says he’s for the people, but he’s part of the elite. Just like Trump, he promises to drain the swamp while swimming in it.
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Farage is planning to boost migration into the UK at cost to the poor
Reform has come up with one of the most stupid tax proposals I have ever heard of. As The Guardian summarises it: Reform UK are
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Why is HM Revenue & Customs letting tax cheats run circles around them?
HM Revenue & Customs published their latest tax gap estimates yesterday. These cover the tax year 2023/24. The summary data looks like this and presents
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Are the wealthy ripping off HM Revenue & Customs?
The National Audit Office (NAO) issued a report yesterday that suggested: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) defines wealthy individuals as those earning more than £200,000
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The tax justice movement really does need to get its demands right
As the Guardian reported yesterday: The UK’s offshore financial centres must fall in behind plans to stop “dirty money” by publishing registers of corporate ownership,
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HMRC’s steady decline continues
As the FT noted a couple of days ago: The number of HM Revenue & Customs investigations into serious tax fraud and avoidance has fallen
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Are the rich going to leave?
In the run-up to the budget, I have seen claims that as many as one in five people are planning to leave the UK because
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ proposed reform of capital gains is a long way from the reforms we need
The Institute for Fiscal Studies issued a new report on the reform of capital gains tax yesterday, some parts of which are welcome. Firstly, they
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The tax avoiders are working overtime to save the domicile rule
The Guardian carried an article yesterday in which suggested that HM Treasury projections suggested that the proposed abolition of the so-called non-domicile rule by Labour,
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