I note this chart of the oil price over the last year. It comes from the invaluable Trading Economics website. It is correct to Last
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We need a vaccination programme for the world and it is possible for countries like the UK to fund it from new taxation. The question is, will we?
I am expecting some modern monetary theory (MMT) directed criticism for having signed and posted the letter from a wide range of activists, practitioners and
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There’s nothing wrong with a tax that raises no money
I spent a long time in a discussion of tax yesterday. Now this is not a new experience, but what was interesting was noting the
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More on corporation tax as a tax on transactions – and the opportunities it gives to design a better tax system
I wrote a blog yesterday suggesting that despite the impression given by law and practice direct taxes, such as corporation tax, are not in fact
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My thoughts on financial transaction taxes from the Law Society debate last night
As I have mentioned, I spoke on financial transaction taxes at the Law Society last night. These were my speaking notes: Start in the blue
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Reports of the death of the financial transaction tax have been greatly exaggerated
I took part in a debate on financial transaction taxes last night at the Law Society, and good event it was too. One of my
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The financial transaction tax is on its way
Fantastic news from Europe, via the BBC: EU ministers have given the go ahead for 11 eurozone members, including France and Germany, to prepare a new
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It’s Green Light for a European Robin Hood Tax
I’ve just had an email saying this: At today’s ECOFIN Meeting (9 October) , 11 governments have agreed to implement a financial transaction tax —
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Germany and France back a financial transactions tax
I missed this in the New York Times last Friday: The finance ministers of France and Germany united Friday to raise pressure on EU partners
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