I was amused to read a report of a rant from Anthony Travers, the Chairman of the Cayman Islands’ Stock Exchange, reported in tax-news.com. They say:
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It’s embarrassing the read the comments from the Treasury seeking to suggest that the IMF’s downgrade of UK growth prospects and its suggestion that Osborne’s austerity plans are too
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As the Guardian has noted: George Osborne is under mounting pressure to moderate his austerity strategy after the International Monetary Fund went public with fears that
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I wrote an alternative to the government’s proposed General Anti-Abuse Rule last year, which was tabled by Michael Meacher MP as the General Anti-Tax Avoidance Principle Bill.
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This is in the Guardian this morning: Tony Blair has renewed his call for Labour leaders to have the courage to stand up to their party base, as Ed
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The following was agreed at the World Social Forum in March. It has my support and that of the organisations listed at the end: The
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It seems some people are surprised that I have had anything good to say about the proposed General Anti-Abuse Rule and the Guidance notes, announced yesterday. They miss the
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I have already received several comments challenging my view that the world of tax avoidance has been changed for good by the publication of new
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The opinion that taxation is theft is now officially and even legally considered to be an extreme view. I can say this based on the
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