I noted a fascinating blog on Irish corporation tax this week. Written by Michael Taft of Unite, Ireland, he said: According to Finfacts: ‘Michael Noonan,
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The Fair Tax Mark gets cross-party parliamentary support
Members of four political parties have supported the Fair Tax Mark in a new parliamentary Early Day Motion tabled last night (click the image for a
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Why corporation tax is the best proxy measure we have for fair tax assessment
I noted yesterday that any assessment of ‘fair tax’ has to be about appraising the choices a taxpayer makes based on the best possible information
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No, communists have not taken over the IMF: the evidence is clear that redistribution of wealth promotes growth
The IMF issued a new report yesterday that confirms something I and many in the tax justice movement have been sure of for some time,
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The issue of tax fairness (again)
The question of what is fair tax keeps recurring despite my very best efforts to deal with it regarding the Fair Tax Mark. As I
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Tax is always subjective – that’s why assessment of ‘fair tax’ is needed
There has been much discussion following the launch of the Fair Tax Mark about just what ‘fair tax’ might be. I, unsurprisingly, take the view
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Zara are added to the list of companies playing tax tricks
Jesse Drucker reports for Bloomberg this morning that: Zara’s celebrity chic helps make its Spanish parent company, Inditex SA, the world’s biggest fashion retailer. But,
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Another £5 billion of NHS privatisation is now happening – with the aim of privatising most of the rest
The FT reports this morning that: The NHS has for the first time asked the private sector to help purchase billions of pounds worth of
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Industrial scale corruption in Switzerland
As the FT report in an email this morning: Credit Suisse made false claims in US visa applications, conducted business with clients in secret elevators
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