Tag Archives: tax

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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Fraser Nelson: wrong on cutting taxes for the rich

By James Bloodworth | Published: March 13, 2013

Fraser Nelson has a piece in the Spectator this morning in which he claims that the way to ensure the rich pay their way in taxes is to…cut their taxes. There is an elephant in the room, however.

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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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Comment: Miliband’s support for the mansion tax marks return of Labour as a genuine alternative

By Salman Shaheen | Published: February 14, 2013

Blogger Salman Shaheen welcomes Labour’s pledge to bring back the 10p tax rate paid for by a mansion tax on properties worth more than £2million.

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CPS set to quintuple tax evasion prosecutions

By Shamik Das | Published: January 21, 2013

The CPS is set to increase the number of tax evasion cases it prosecutes fivefold to 1,500 a year by 2014-15.

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US Election campaign digest: Romney’s tax return, gaffes galore and more

By Larry Smith | Published: September 24, 2012

Larry Smith’s weekly digest of the Presidential election, covering the decline of the Romney campaign and Obama picking up momentum.

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Hollande’s pursuit for tax capital set to raise €20 billion

By Sanchia Alasia | Published: September 10, 2012

An outline of newly elected French President Francois Hollande’s tax plan which aims to re coup of €20 billion from the nations wealthiest citizens.

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Resolution Foundation: Tax and benefit system still not doing enough to make work pay

By Shamik Das | Published: July 31, 2012

A new Resolution Foundation report today highlights how the present system of redistribution through taxation and welfare is inefficient and could be reformed.

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£25bn welfare cuts? Hilton’s plan is absolute nonsense

By Richard Darlington | Published: May 17, 2012

Even The Sun, the ultimate scrounger bashers, thinks Steve Hilton’s latest idea is “daft”, writes Richard Darlington, head of news at the IPPR.

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Osborne allows tax avoiders to get away with murder – while you pick up the tab

By Daniel Elton | Published: May 15, 2012

Multinationals are using overseas subsidiaries to avoid paying tax – George Osborne is relaxing the rules to make the shifty manouevre easier to perform.

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