I’ve been on both Sky and BBC Scotland this morning talking about the fact that HM Revenue and Customs has today again published the names and photographs of
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The OECD has conceded that the tax justice argument is right. Agreeing what to do about it is the harder thing to do
The OECD has, in its Base Erosion and Profits Shifting (BEPS) report published today accepted that international tax competition when exploited by multinational corporations causes harm. As it says:
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Will we get central registries on beneficial ownership at the G8? It’s hanging in the balance – and with it Cameron’s reputation
One of David Cameron’s main aims for the G8 has been to get central registries of the beneficial ownership of all companies and maybe trusts.
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On literalism and interpretation
Yesterday’s blogs gave rise to a lot of comments, especially those on tax avoidance by large companies and a legal decision on the duty of
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The Finance Curse – a podcast
A big finance sector is good for an economy – isn’t it? Actually, no. In this Tax Justice Network podcast the Finance Curse is discussed
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The Finance Curse – a new TJN book
TJN this morning publishes a short new book entitled The Finance Curse: how oversized financial centres attack democracy and corrupt economies. The book, co-authored by TJN’s
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We’re not just fighting big business about tax: we’re fighting for democracy and our way of life
The Guardian notes this morning that: The bosses of some of Britain’s largest multinational corporations have urged David Cameron to stop moralising and rein in his rhetoric
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“If the state will not stand up for its right to tax big corporations then we are in deep trouble” (me, in the Observer, this morning)
The Observer has featured on tax issues this morning it seems. In their special report on tax avoidance they set the scene, saying: The debate
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Yesterday I asked for a politician to stand up and be counted on tax justice, and now Ed Miliband has
I am quoted in the Sunday Mirror today: Tax expert Richard Murphy said: “By being cheated out of £183 each year the British people are
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