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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Bogus tax employments can be identified by a simple reform to the tax return
Paul Mason wrote in the Guardian yesterday: Trade unions estimate that around half a million of those are bogus and are really working for a
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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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Next Tuesday in Parliament | Corporation tax: a global race to the bottom?
Since I am speaking at this event next Tuesday I trust I can be forgiven for promoting it: New Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI)
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Labour has to avoid hypothecated taxes for the NHS
John McDonnell discussed the possibility of hypothecating national insurance charges to cover increasing NHS charges yesterday. Labour last discussed doing so in 2014. I said
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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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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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Public Accounts Committee say HMRC is falling short, yet again
The Public Accounts Committee as said today that: The Committee is not convinced HMRC has a credible plan to make savings without damaging customer service
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