At long last Apple is receiving high profile attention for its tax avoidance, which is probably the biggest such activity in the world. As the FT reports this morning: US
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We’re not just fighting big business about tax: we’re fighting for democracy and our way of life
The Guardian notes this morning that: The bosses of some of Britain’s largest multinational corporations have urged David Cameron to stop moralising and rein in his rhetoric
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A few thoughts on David Cameron’s letter to the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
I’ve just posted David Cameron’s letter to the G8. I did so because there is a fundamental problem at the core of this letter. Much
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Guest blog from David Cameron
As some know, I do occasionally do guest blogs here. So as a special treat here is one from the Prime Minister: _____________ As part of the
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Sincere apologies about the blog today
Please accept my apologies if the blog has not worked properly today. Without any warning from my internet service supplier (1&1) I filled the database for this blog at about 7.30 this morning,
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Labour’s new tax policy: welcome moves in many right directions but country-by-country reporting has to be there
Labour has now published its new corporation tax policy, in four parts, each of which I consider in turn: 1. HMRC Both the administration and enforcement of
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Whilst massive companies are confident they can avoid tax their employees have no confidence in their jobs. Coincidence? I don’t think so
The FT reported late yesterday: Britain’s employees are feeling more insecure and under pressure at work than at any time in the past 20 years,
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M & S ‘does an Amazon’
The Guardian late yesterday: Marks & Spencer has become the latest in a string of UK companies to face criticism from tax campaigners over the way it structures
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Owen Jones reckons Google need a brush with my General Anti-Tax Avoidance Principle Bill
Owen Jones’ column in theIndependent this morning contains an interesting idea: Perhaps we should take [Google’s Eric] Schmidt’s “aspiration” to do the right thing at
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