As the Guardian has reported this morning: The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has intervened in the debate about responsible business and the use of
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The issue for Greece is all about whether it can beat tax evasion, or not
The FT has a report on the visit of the new Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, to the UK yesterday. Three comments leapt out. The first
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Mbeike report on financial crime will shift global tax debate
This press release was issued by Christian Aid today and I share it here because I share the goals: A new African Union report showing
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At the OECD today
I’m at the OECD today. No doubt BEPS will be on my agenda. But so is tax evasion. A lot of effort has been and
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What should the EU do on tax in 2015?
I was in Bloomberg and Newsweek yesterday talking about what the EU should do on tax in 2015. This is the relevant bit: When the
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Paying tax whistleblowers
One of the questions at Tuesday’s session of the People’s Parliament was how we might both encourage and protect whistleblowers. I answered in the context
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EU cracks down on anonymous company ownership, but falls short of full transparency
This press release has been issued by Global Witness and I think it worth sharing: ——– Late yesterday evening, the EU agreed to new rules to tackle corporate
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Should the Church of England really be taking a lead from Lord Stephen Green?
A report in the Church Times – the organ of the Church of England – has been drawn to my attention. It says: A RADICAL
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Christmas has come early for dodgy lawyers
Christmas has come early for tax dodging lawyers as HMRC has announced a new tax amnesty for solicitors this morning, saying: The Solicitors’ Tax Campaign
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