A new commission appointed by Norway will investigate ways of putting a stop to the huge flows of money into tax havens. Tax evasion and
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Osborne: still playing politics with tax
The Guardian has reported that: The shadow chancellor, George Osborne, yesterday promised a radical reform of fuel duty that would have given motorists an immediate
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Why ask the accountants? They’re the problem, not the solution
On Thursday (when I was at a conference and out of blogging action) the FT reported that: The US Internal Revenue Service is to solicit
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A G8 removed from the real world
Larry Elliott wrote about the G8 summit in the Guardian this morning: If the G8 was doing its job properly, this week’s communique would be
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Time to say goodbye to equities
In 2003 I co-authored a paper with Colin Hines and Alan Simpson MP called People’s Pensions: New Thinking for the 21st Century. It was published
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Father Ted’s tax haven
The Irish have a Tax Commission in progress at present. It’s latest mad idea in a country that already seems to believe that tax abuse
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The benefits of tackling tax haven turmoil
I’ve already written about Tax Havens: Creating Turmoil and the recommendations for change we make in it. There is a reason for all the effort
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It is time for tax justice
I spoke at the meeting calling for tax justice in London this evening, supported by a wide range of organisations. This is what I said:
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Have HSBC misled the Treasury Select Committee?
Chris Meares, CEO of HSBC private banking, gave evidence to the Treasury Select Committee on Offshore Financial Centres yesterday. They have, apparently, also submitted written
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