I have this morning published the latest note within the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. Unusually, and for the first time, this note suggests a change
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When millions face fuel poverty we must redistribute more income and wealth in this country so that all have a chance of flourishing within it
As the Guardian is reporting this morning: More than 2 million people across the UK will be cut off from their gas and electricity this
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The Taxing Wealth Report: Abolishing the UK’s student tax would cost £4 billion a year
I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note suggests that the
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The current tax scandal was avoidable – and major reform are still required so that small business is taxed fairly
The so-called loan scheme tax charge imposed by HM Revenue & Customs mainly on those who had, in my opinion, undoubtedly engaged in tax avoidance
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You could have a wealth tax raising a few billion or major reforms to existing taxes that could raise £100 billion or more? Which would you prefer if you wanted to tackle inequality?
Davos is full of calls for the super-rich to be taxed more. The Patriotic Millionaires are at it. As the Guardian notes: More than 250
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It’s not just the Post Office that needs reform: HM Revenue & Customs does as well
I have posted this thread on Twitter this morning: There is justifiable outrage right now about the fact that the Post Office has been able
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We do not need tax cuts: what we need is more spend and tax. That’s our only hope.
The FT reports this morning that: Unpacking that, what Sunak is saying is: The Mail wants tax cuts and he will deliver them. To supposedly
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Why won’t UK politicians address the biggest part of tax evasion in the UK, which is caused by the absue of limited liability companies due to poor state regulation?
As the Guardian notes this morning: Anyone selling used clothes on Vinted, renting out their home on Airbnb, or getting rid of old camera equipment on
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Jersey was once a place of refuge, and not the home of offshore finance
John Christensen, with whom I worked for many years in the Tax Justice Network, and I had the chance to catch up during our visit
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