There is more on the EU’s work on tax evasion here. The EU estimate of tax evasion and avoidance of €1 trillion is based on
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What’s the first economic crisis post May 2015 hoping to be?
I had a fascinating conversation last night. The theme was what will be the first crisis to hit the post May 2015 government? The hypothesis
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Ian Fraser: speaking truth to power
There’s a great exchange on the Economia web site between journalist Ian Fraser and former Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales President Mark Spofforth.
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Why can’t Labour say it is on the side of ordinary people?
I wrote about the so-called welfare cap yesterday. I was, of course, not alone in identifying it as a crass political exercise that makes no
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HMRC to get rid of 1 in 6 staff tackling specialist personal tax abuse
As the Guardian has just reported: George Osborne’s budget promise to fund a clampdown on tax [avoiders and] evaders appears to be under threat after
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Tax Justice Focus: the country-by-country reporting edition
I am unashamedly sharing a blog post from the Tax Justice Network here this morning: This edition of Tax Justice Focus is guest edited by Richard Murphy, the
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Why peer to peer lending will survive
I loved this comment from John Kay in the FT this morning on the regulatory challenges peer to peer (P2P) lenders are beginning to face:
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Can a welfare cap be fair?
I have sought to define fairness on this blog this morning. I have suggested that fairness is subjective and contextual and cannot therefore be determined
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What is fair?
The TUC is running Fair Pay Fortnight. Based on my recent experience of using the word 'fair' I am sure they will be inundated by
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