Rupert Murdich's Sun has prevaricated on the issue of Yes or No in Scotland. I suspect it's doing so as a threat to Scottish politicians
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If the finance profession says No I think a lot of people might decide to vote Yes
I just noticed this as a headline in an email from Financial Director magazine: I wonder if they realise that for many people that
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The era of country-by-country reporting is arriving
The OECD has announced its 2014 outcomes from the Base Erosion and Profits Shifting process this afternoon. As far as I am concerned the key issue
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The time for a multinational corporation to publish where it is has arrived
One of the things that the Fair Tax Mark asks a multinational corporation who wants its accreditation to do is to disclose where each of its
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Three Illicit Financial Flows Targets
The following blog has been reproduced from the website of the Center for Global Development, with permission. It is authored by Alex Cobham, a long
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Who paid for the banking crisis? An answer in one graph
I have already referred to the new Office for Budget Responsibility report on the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath. This table from it is
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So it wasn’t Labour after all, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility
The Office for Budget Responsibility has issued a review of the period 2007-08 to 2018-19, saying: I have not read the whole review as yet,
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Hypothecation is no answer for the NHS
Reports suggest that Labour is considering hypothecated national insurance increases to pay for additional NHS spending during the next parliament. I have to admit I
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An independent Scotland will have to charge 5% VAT on food
A comment on this blog has made me look at a key issue for the people of Scotland post independence. This is the impact of
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