I thought it worth sharing this video from Prem Sikka, who is an old friend of mine, another Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University
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On taxes on wealth in the Express today
This is in the Express today: The rest is here. They suggest people should brace themselves for what I have to say, which is really
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Why won’t Labour tax wealth?
One of the most difficult questions in politics right now is why Labour will not increase taxes on the wealthy. They could, and they should.
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How much are you worth?
The exponents of wealth taxes claim that they’re a great way of raising additional tax revenue. They forget just how hard it is for anyone
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Wealth taxes can only be built on the foundations created by those who fought tax havens
Way back in 2005, John. Christensen and I wrote what was to become the foundational document of tax justice, which it still is in many
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The cost of compensating victims of the contaminated blood scandal needn’t require cuts in government spending
I posted this very short thread to Twitter last night: This story is going to be everywhere in the news over the next couple of
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Wealth taxes won’t work
I have posted this video on YouTube this morning: The transcript is as follows: Lots of people are calling for wealth taxation to be introduced,
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Pragmatic approaches to taxing income from wealth more can always raise more money than a wealth tax
I was asked to comment on Brazil’s proposal for a global 2% annual wealth tax on billionaires by a journalist, yesterday. This is what I
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The Taxing Wealth Report 2024: Recommendations made to date
I am presenting to the Green New Deal All-Party Parliamentary Group this morning. I thought that made it a good time to summarise the recommendations
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