Terrible Idea – Forcing Transparency On British Overseas Territories
We're told that the government is going to force transparency over the ownership of assets upon the British Overseas Territories. Also known as the...
Is the BBC Worth The Money?
The BBC will no longer be free to pensioners, they will soon need to pay the £155 a year Licence Fee that every other...
Huzzah For Stupid Ideas – Lifetime Income Super Tax
Again to question that expansion of the universities. Those who wouldn't be allowed to lecture at the decent ones - the only ones when...
The Laffer Curve Applies To The American Welfare State As Well
As far as our best bet goes - this is from the Diamond and Saez paper - the peak of the Laffer Curve in...
It’s Not Companies That Should Pay For Government
A certain snigger here as the nations of the European Union tell the European Commission to stuff it over country by country reporting. All...
Congratulations To Scottish Labour – Today’s Egregiously Manipulated Political Statistics Award Goes To…
Quite the congratulations are due to the Labour Party north of the border. They've managed to egregiously manipulate a political statistic. Well, obviously, press...
Scandal! American Corporations Avoid Taxes
Legally avoiding taxes is — legal. The problem becomes: How to trash American corporations for doing so?
A report by the Institute on Taxation and...
BBC Tax Dodgers – If Only The Times Read Its Own Newspaper
It's amusing how slowly it is that public understanding of a matter moves along. Take this story about BBC presenters dodging taxes by using...
An Interesting Tax Dodge From Riverford Here
A story that provides us with an interesting little question. Is this a tax dodge or not? For a multi-millionaire sets up the sale...
Moody’s To India – Oil Excise Duty Changes Not A Good Idea
Moody's, the ratings agency, is telling India that cuts in oil excise duties aren't a good idea - not unless spending gets chopped too....