Paul Sagar, who blogs at Liberal Conspiracy, has more on the brain drain that the Right claims will happen as a result of the 50%
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Level playing field?
Accountancy Age says: New legislation that could see fines imposed on finance directors at companies with sloppy procedures for calculating tax returns is heavy-handed and
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World Bank changes its tune on tax and regulation
As the US House Committee on Financial Services has noted: In an important shift in the World Bank’s approach to development, today the Bank announced
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Europe and tax good governance
The European Commission today has adopted a Communication identifying actions that EU Member States should take to promote "good governance" in the tax area (i.e.
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Caine joins the Vain Drain
I noted from the Daily Telegraph this morning that Michael Caine will be leaving the UK as a result of the 50% tax rate. The
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Should we have a 50% tax rate?
William Keegan in the Observer said: For example, [the Conservatives] are viscerally opposed to a 50% top rate of tax, but such is the gravity
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In amongst the gloom
There was much in the budget that was depressing, not least as one commentator on this blog has noted: It appears that the line the
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Will income tax changes for the very rich raise any money?
That’s what the Institute for Fiscal Studies asked in a press release issued today. They said: The Government’s plans to raise income tax rates for
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Name and shame
From the FT: Alistair Darling will announce plans in next week’s Budget for a new blacklist of British citizens and businesses who have evaded significant
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