These are my links for November 24th: BBC NEWS | Business | US rescues ailing Citigroup bank – When will governments realise bail outs are
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Why VAT increases won’t work.
If it is true that VAT is to be cut by 2.5% to 15% in today’s pre-Budget report this is a mistake. The cost is
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If you’re in the Isle of Man today
There’s some fun tonight: There’s still a few places remaining for what’s expected to be a healthy debate on tax havens tomorrow night (Monday). The
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Tax to increase
If this is true then Alastair Darling will throw a small crumb in the right direction today: Chancellor Alistair Darling is due to announce in
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VAT cuts create jobs in China: not a good use of UK government debt
I’ve made my hopes for the Pre-Budget Report pretty clear: infrastructure led job creation, support for those unemployed, help for those with mortgage difficulties, and
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A budget for a Green New Deal
The Green Party and the Green New Deal Group published their pre-budget report today. I have contributed to this, although I am not a member
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for November 21st
Farewell Granite
As the FT has reported: The vehicle that funded Northern Rock’s ambitious expansion of mortgage lending has been cut loose by the state-run bank –
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Tax incentives for development do not work
The IMF have published a new paper on tax incentives given by developing countries to attract foreign direct investment. They say: Tax concessions have been
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