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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Tax transparency: the course for everyone interested in tax
This video was published by the International Budget Partnership yesterday, announcing the forthcoming launch of its new series on tax transparency, which I largely host:
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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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Why can’t Labour get things right?
There was a great deal of discussion here yesterday about the government’s decision to reinstate the winter fuel allowance, with decidedly complicated tax arrangements attached
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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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Why doesn’t the UK punish people who break company law?
Why doesn’t the UK government care about the fact that UK company law is not enforced? What is the point of having law that they
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On taxes on wealth in the Express today
This is in the Express today: The rest is here. They suggest people should brace themselves for what I have to say, which is really
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Starving the beast
As the New York Times has reported: The Internal Revenue Service will begin laying off roughly 6,000 employees on Thursday as part of the Trump
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It’s time to be serious about tax evasion
As the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has reported: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) estimates that tax evasion cost the UK £5.5 billion in
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