This is my latest working paper published by City Political Economy Research Centre based at City, University of London: This is a working paper right now:
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HMRC cuts have rendered it hopeless at monitoring trade: heaven help us after Brexit
As the Telegraph has reported tonight: Britain is facing a £1.7billion fine from the EU for allowing criminal gangs to flood European black markets with
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Tax returns on public record are not the way to beat the tax gap
I note that John McDonnell is suggesting that Labour will require that the tax returns of those earning £1 million or more in the UK
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The European Parliament demands public disclosure for all companies and trusts
In the last hour the European Parliament has agreed with the European Commission’s proposal calling for public disclosure of information about who really owns and
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How do tax evasion and tax avoidance create economic and social inequality?
I am speaking at a conference in the Austrian parliament in Vienna this morning. This is, broadly speaking, what I am going to say (and
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Taming the inclination to tax abuse
I am giving a lecture at SOAS today on how to tame tax abuse. These are the slides: Taming the inclination to tax abuse Lecture
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Tax competition can never be the basis for fair competition: Airbnb, Uber, Amazon and eBay please note
The FT reports this morning that: When you book an Airbnb room in London, around a third of the $100 saving you make over the
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The Global Tax Transparency Summit
The following comes from Christian Aid and refers to the conference I am attending today: Parliamentarians from across the world are joining forces in London
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The tax avoidance v tax evasion debate has no place in current tax thinking
I was interviewed by a journalist yesterday who wanted to know why I was not worried about the erosion in the distinction between tax avoidance,
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