The LibDems have been the first to release their manifesto for this election. To support it, they have published their ‘full costing’, because woe betide
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Why is there no capital gains tax charge on houses?
I posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript is: Why is there no capital gains tax charge on private houses in the UK?
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Scotonomics on the Taxing Wealth Report
I was on Scotonomics last night, discussing the Taxing Wealth Report, and right at the end its relevance for Scotland. For reasons I can’t explain
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The rich won’t quit
This YouTube is a further discussion of ‘Colin’ and his threat to quit as a result of tax increases, already discussed in a different way,
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Poor, petrified, non-doms are terrified that they might have to pay some tax
The Guardian is reporting this morning that: “People are jumping on planes right now and leaving,” said Nimesh Shah, the chief executive of Blick Rothenberg,
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Why has Rachel Reeves appointed as her tax adviser a person who has said that tax is extortion and told parliament that he was not too worried about small businesses not paying their taxes?
Rachel Reeves has appointed Sir Edward Troup to be one of her four new tax advisers. He might be a former boss of HM Revenue
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Rachael Reeves will not close the tax gap by looking overseas. Pretending that the problem is elsewhere is no longer realistic. It’s in her own backyard.
Rachel Reeves is making an announcement today on how she will plug the gap that she thinks exists in her financial plans as a consequence
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Removing the domicile rule would be a rare smart move by Jeremy Hunt
As the Guardian reports this morning: Jeremy Hunt is considering scrapping Britain’s non-domiciled tax rules in next week’s budget, it has been reported, in a
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Reforming the organisation, goals and funding of HM Revenue & Customs
I have this morning published the last substantial chapter of the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. Some introductory and concluding sections have still to be completed,
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