I read a pile of complete nonsense about inheritance tax yesterday. It was included in an email sent to me by somebody called Nigel Green,
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The wealthy have not gone
As the FT has noted this morning: Fears of a massive non-dom exodus from the UK have been allayed by initial tax data, which suggests
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Shock! Horror! Wealthy might have to pay tax!
I was amused by this opening to a report in the FT this morning: Wealth managers say their clients are increasingly worried the Treasury could
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The VAT loophole for the wealthy
Rachel Reeves is said to face a £40–50 billion budget shortfall. One fair, simple solution? VAT on financial services. Right now, banks, wealth managers, pension
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It’s GERS Day in Scotland
The National posted this video by me on their channel this afternoon: This is the transcript: It’s August, and so inevitably in Scotland we get
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Getting the taxation of wealth right
There is a lot of noise about Labour’s tax plans right now. There is also a lot of noise about wealth taxes. However, as the
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Tax cheats could fill Rachel Reeves’ ‘black hole’
People say Rachel Reeves faces a £40bn “black hole” in the UK budget. She is hinting at tax rises — but that gap could be
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Pie theory
Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is on the morning media round. She is treating the world to a dose of pie theory. She has actually
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Wealth series 9: What happens if the wealthy go?
People say higher taxes will drive the rich away. But here’s the truth: most wealthy people stay put — and even if some do leave,
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