I noticed someone said this in Accountancy Age: ‘The Netherlands and Ireland have low tax rates, but their populations are tiny when compared to the
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You can’t build an economy on tax breaks. Ireland proves it. Look at this for an example of paranoia about how vulnerable they are to
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There’s much talk of banking and other business quitting the UK. So I was curious to note that the FT reports this morning that: Citigroup
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I was fascinated to read some post-Budget commentary from the Daily Mail this morning. This is, of course, the favourite paper of ‘middle England’. Alex
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There’s much talk about Barclay’s being able to reduce its tax bill if it moves its head office to the Netherlands as a result of
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It’s always good to reflect on things overnight. I have thought on the budget. My feelings are: 1) Terribly weak on the environment and all
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There’s an interesting and enigmatic note on page 223 of the budget report. It says with regard to excise duties: Small consignment reliefA.124 A measure
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My immediate instinct on hearing the budget was that it was a clever tax raising exercise. A review of the Budget publications proves I am
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It’s curious to note that the Budget press releases contain not a single reference to these issues.