It is time to return to my theme of tackling tax avoidance and evasion in the UK. These are three more ideas on ways to
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I was wrong: the government has no intention of regulating the tax profession
Yesterday I noted, based on a reading of the government’s new policy document on tax avoidance and tax evasion, that it intended to take action
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Why didn’t George listen to me in 2013?
The government has announced today that: At Budget 2015, the government also announced that it would strengthen the deterrent effect of the General Anti Abuse Rule
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The government is cracking down on tax advisers – and about time too
The government has, in the last hour, published a new policy document on tax avoidance and tax evasion. Much of what that document has to
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Big business is going to get an easy tax ride over the next few years
It’s always interesting to see where a Chancellor expects to pick up tax from. I did such an exercise a year ago on Osborne’s 2014
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The three fundamental flaws in Osborne’s budget
There are three fundamental flaws in Osborne’s budget. The first is the assumption that the UK will increase its growth when the Office for Budget
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From whence it comes, to where it goes
Osborne’s last budget
It is quite extraordinary that George Osborne, the so-called ultimate political animal, managed to deliver a pre-election budget today that managed to make Norman Lamont’s
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This government has cut infrastructure spending – which is why we need green QE
The FT has reported: Spending on infrastructure – including schools, hospitals, road and energy projects – has fallen by at least £15bn from its peak,
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