As the Guardian has noted: Alistair Darling, criticised for nationalising the bank, insisted yesterday that the government had little option but to agree to swap
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So says the Guardian today. It also notes that he might: ¬? Encouraging local councils to offer mortgages. ¬? Allowing housing corporations to buy more
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These are my links for August 5th: FT.com / Home UK / UK – Entrepreneurs could get snagged by loophole – "When Alistair Darling increased
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I thought I should give the above conference a plug. As the organisers say: This conference on Political Philosophy and Taxation will address the issue
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The FT has reported that: Stephen Green, HSBC’s chairman, said the bank had seen signs of an economic slowdown in countries such as India and
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The FT has reported that Alan Greenspan, theformer chairman of the Federal Reserve has said: More banks and financial institutions could end up being bailed
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These are my links for August 5th: Entrepeneurs face trust tax hit – Accountancy Age – Good. This is a case where people should pay
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Doesn’t this say it all?: Historians will puzzle as to why a Labour chancellor slashed capital gains tax from 40% to 18% at the behest
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I have been following through the logic of the IFS proposal that VAT be applied at standard rate to all supplies of goods and services
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