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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Trump comes out in favour of corruption
The corruption rollout that is now the characteristic of Trump’s presidency continues today. As the FT has reported: Donald Trump has ordered the Department of
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Our tax system needs radical rethinking – not tinkering over costs
Both the FT and the Guardian note criticisms of HM Revenue & Customs raised by the National Audit Office this morning. As the NAO says:
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Charter cities would destroy the UK
Charter cities are a right-wing fantasy. They’re being prompted by the same people who gave us the economics of Liz Truss. And they’d be even
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The toxicity of tax havens claims another victim
When I began this blog, if a Treasury minister had enjoyed the benefit of a flat owned by an offshore trust it is very unlikely
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What am I going to do in 2025?
2025 is a year when I can do what I want – as technically, I will have retired. And what I want to do is
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Why are the Tories talking about flat taxes again?
Flat taxes are great if you want to increase inequality, crush government services, or leave large numbers of people destitute. Is that why the Tories
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Australia goes for country-by-country reporting
Australia has become the first country in the world to require full public country-by-country reporting. Country-by-country reporting for multinational companies shows how those companies might
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