This is from a discussion of tax avoidance in parliament in 1938. The speaker was then Chancellor John Simon: These proposals, which are the result
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Tackling interest abuse by multinational corporations
The OECD is discussing interest deductions by multinational companies tomorrow. I was principle author of the BEPS Monitoring Group’s submission on the issue. The subject
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If we had an anti-avoidance law for tax fiddling companies in 1951 why can’t we have a proper one now?
I cam across section 32 of the Finance Act 1951 yesterday (as one does, in my line of work). The key phrase in this is:
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Radio 4’s Profile of Stephen Green, including comments from me
I did an interview for Radio 4 on Stephen Green this week. It’s here as part of a Profile programme. I admit, my recall is based on
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Rev Green in the tax-efficient conservatory
On libertarianism
Carol Wilcox of the Labour Land Campaign wrote a comment on the blog on Saturday that I thought worth sharing more widely: I know lots
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I agree with Ken Clarke
On a day when I am in at least two Sunday papers talking about what may be tax avoidance by Tory and Labour party donors
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HMRC’s decidedly dodgy dossier on tax evasion
HMRC issued a statement on tax evasion this afternoon. As they say (in part): Since April 2010, the government has: secured £100 billion of compliance
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Ed Miliband on tax avoidance: a response
I have posted Ed Miliband’s speech on tax avoidance this afternoon in full because it touches on so many issues on which I have campaigned
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