The arguments for a windfall tax on energy companies are complex. I am in favour of such a tax at this time. In forming that
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for August 27th
These are my links for August 27th: Tax Justice Network: In Africa, pay more attention to tax – IMF – "The average tax-to-GDP ratio in
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Finding the Secrecy World
As some people are aware, one of my major activities at present is co-directing a research project for the Tax Justice Network which is being
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Jersey is little more than an elected dictatorship
The Jersey Evening Post has reported that Guernsey’s Housing Minister, Dave Jones has condemned Jersey’s fledgling executive government system as a failure, saying: Jersey went
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Eevryone’s at it
We heard extraordinary clamour about the inefficiency of HM Revenue & Customs when it lost data about child benefit claimants last year. The data in
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for August 26th
These are my links for August 26th: Swiss shelve money laundering probe into Bhutto, widower – Yahoo! News – Surely no political motive is in
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Feeble Labour folds in the face of anti-tax paranoia
Polly Toynbee has an article with the above title in today’s Guardian. She rebuts the claim that George Osborne made last week that it is
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Jersey to VAT zero rate food? The IFS should take note
It’s curious to note in the light of recent discussion here that Jersey is planning, according to TaxNews.com, to change its newly introduced goods and
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for August 25th
These are my links for August 25th: Tax Justice Network: Stiglitz calls for tax havens to be closed down – Stiglitz calls for coordinated worldwide
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