I have already drawn attention this morning to an article in the FT and a new report that suggests that in the UK pension funds
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Tax, self employment and Laffer: a little bit of theory and a lot of condemnation of practice
I mentioned yesterday that Tax barrister Jolyon Maugham is planning to use his blog to open up discussion on tax policy and that I welcome
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The EU v Apple and Ireland
The EU’s provisional decision in the case it is making against Ireland for providing illegal state aid to Apple is here. The basis of the
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Pension fund performance is dismal so why is the state subsidising this failed industry?
The FT ha an excellent article that anyone with an interest in pensions should read this morning. The argument is clear from the title, which
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Osborne redefines the triple whammy – it’s now triple non taxation
It is very hard to imagine how George Osborne could have delivered more injustice in one announcement than he did yesterday. What he announced was
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The FT’s rewriting the history of the Occupy movement
Gideon Rachman has written in the FT this morning, saying: The Chinese authorities will also be hoping that the current demonstrations in Hong Kong, which
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So George is going to introduce a Google tax. If only he knew I first wrote the Google tax story
George Osborne is, apparently, going to introduce what he has always said is impossible, which is a tax on Google’s profits resulting from its habit
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A new space for debating tax
Jolyon Maugham, a tax barrister whose work I have given occasional mention to on this blog, is seeking to open up his blog for a
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UK government subsidies for the savings of the wealthiest are the fourth biggest part of state spending
I wrote on this blog last week about the £50 billion annual subsidy given to pensions each year. Some have argued the true figure is
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