Labour has promised to reduce UK government borrowing in its manifesto, to be formally published tomorrow. The aim is, of course, to appear to be
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LibDem tax policy: a package that is strategically a long way short of coherence
It’s obviously not true that all tax wisdom is deposited in one political party. The Conservatives are struggling to find any, Labour is doing fairly
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The truth about Osborne’s economic plan
There are three things to say about Osborne’s long term economic plan. The first is he did have one. It was based on imposing austerity.
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Labour’s broadened its tax commitments – which is good news for tax justice
Labour has broadened its stated tax policy tonight. The previous seven commitments have been broadened to ten which are now: Abolish the non-dom rules so
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There is an answer to the problem of train fares – it is called nationalisation
The Tories want to regulate rail fares. Almost all rail companies are already state subsidised. Rail rolling stock leasing is a tax arrangement for the
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Tax headline makers
Labour’s adoption of a policy to end the non-dom rule has helped it take a poll lead. Even though most people realise that the policy
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All elections should be about freedom from fear
I spent last night discussing the election. Who with and where does not matter. What I argued (amongst other things) was something I have said
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The public like the idea of abolishing the non-dom rule
According to politics.co.uk: Reading the reaction in the press over the past 24 hours to Labour’s commitment to scrap the non-dom tax status, you might
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Don’t doubt deflation is here to stay
There are many who, with wishful thinking, believe the UK’s current zero rate of inflation will not last and inflation will return soon. I do
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