Tag Archives: Tax

Housekeeping away those vested interests

Posted on Wednesday May 22nd 2013 by Fiona Melville

Sadly I doubt it will happen but I think it would be an exceptionally good idea if the next Queen’s Speech were all about housekeeping (even more than this one was). Repeal, tidy up, de-contradict… And for more than just … Continue reading →

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Starbucks, tax, community and business morality

Posted on Tuesday December 11th 2012 by Nick Denys

As time goes by this quote from Peter Mandelson becomes more and more pernicious. “(I’m) intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich as long as they pay their taxes” Paying tax is a devolution of responsibility. It has nothing to … Continue reading →

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Austerity as the new normal

Posted on Wednesday December 5th 2012 by Fiona Melville

The Financial Times is only one of the papers today highlighting that the current austerity drive will continue beyond the next election. This, surely, is a good thing. One of the reasons that our economy is in such a mess … Continue reading →

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Should we worry about the 47 per cent?

Posted on Tuesday September 18th 2012 by Fiona Melville

“My job is is not to worry about those people”: Mitt Romney, filmed on 17 May 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnB0NZzl5HA&list=UUbWB33FQvFiV0Pq9Calkgzw&index=12&feature=plcp Mitt Romney has yet again shown that he is unlikely to win any prizes for running a decent campaign. Fair enough, he … Continue reading →

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Removing the wiggles in the tax system

Posted on Friday September 7th 2012 by Fiona Melville

 ”…Our tax system has become one of the most complex in the world… We can only make a sustainable economic recovery if we send a clear signal that Britain is open for business again. That means… lowering corporate tax rates, reducing the regulatory … Continue reading →

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