Tag Archives: tax avoidance

Hannes Swoboda and Mojca Kleva Kekus take your questions on tax justice

By Left Foot Forward | Published: May 21, 2013

Live chat, 21 May 2013. 12.30PM

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For those who argue people are overtaxed in the UK and will run away if rates aren’t cut

By Guest | Published: May 15, 2013

This table has just been published by the OECD and shows the “tax wedge” taken from employment earnings for all 34 OECD countries.

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Benefit fraud accounts for just 0.7 per cent of welfare budget, official figures show

By James Bloodworth | Published: May 9, 2013

The latest report estimates fraud and error levels in the benefit system in Great Britain, published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) today, found that benefit fraud accounts for just 0.7 per cent of the welfare budget.

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Tax avoidance and the myth of trickle down wealth

By Ranjit Sidhu | Published: April 5, 2013

The files released from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) may finally put faces to the offshore accounts scandal whose numbers are quite astounding.

A recent report by the Tax Justice Network found that the equivalent to the total combined GDP of U.S. and Japan is being hidden away by those rich enough to use offshore accounts.

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The chancellor’s plan has failed and we are all paying the price

By Nicola Smith | Published: March 21, 2013

Within just three months the OBR’s forecast for growth in 2013 has been halved. The economy now looks set to be smaller at the time of the next election than it was when the crash hit in 2008 and our recovery remains the slowest in over a century. When the government took office they thought this year would see the economy expand by 2.9 per cent – their own forecasts now show we won’t reach that rate of growth by 2017.

The economic case for a new approach has never been stronger.

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Budget 2013: The fight for tax haven transparency has a long way to go

By Guest | Published: March 20, 2013

The budget will increase inequality and the bias against the small business sector. It is another opportunity lost, but if you drink 1,000 pints to drown your sorrows you will save £10. Doesn’t that say it all?

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Taxpayers’ money being used to fund tax avoidance schemes

By James Bloodworth | Published: March 19, 2013

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) – a body that advises Britain and other European countries on tax and spend policies – has been accused of enabling global corporations such as Google Inc. (GOOG), Hewlett- Packard Co. and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) to dodge taxes by shifting profits into offshore subsidiaries.

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Osborne may need to rethink anti-tax avoidance measures

By Salman Shaheen | Published: March 15, 2013

Previously describing tax avoidance as “morally repugnant”, Osborne has commendably acknowledged the extent of the problem as a drain on public finances. Unfortunately the key weapon in Osborne’s arsenal to tackle the problem – the General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) – is far too narrow to prevent the major headline-grabbing schemes which have emerged in recent months.

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We must not be fooled by the coalition’s rhetoric on tax avoidance

By Guest | Published: February 19, 2013

The government claim to be taking tax avoidance seriously, but so far the rhetoric has been far removed from reality.

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Osborne commits to ending tax avoidance, but I need convincing that he means it

By Guest | Published: February 18, 2013

The chancellor George Osborne has written in the Guardian that he is committed to ending tax abuse by multinational companies. He needs to show he means it.

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