Amazon UK Gets Shouted At For Paying Too Much Tax
This is an interesting little reversal of the normal course of events. Amazon UK is being shouted at by the usuals for organising to...
Of Course The Capital Gains Tax Should Be Indexed To Inflation – What Are...
The Trump Administration has proposed that capital gains should be adjusted for inflation before the profit that should be taxed is calculated. This is...
Why Is It That The Guardian’s Numbers Never Add Up?
Seasoned observers of the political scene will note that the Guardian's pages are packed the gunwhales with stories about how this or that family,...
OBR – We Can’t Afford The Welfare State We’ve Already Got
The Office for Budget Reponsibility - what a name, eh, proof perfect that those who spend the money aren't responsible with it - has...
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...
You Know The Massive Tax Evasion Uncovered By The Luxembourg Leaks?
This is a useful - and amusing - thing to be reminded of. We are continually told that uncounted riches are stashed offshore, well...
Of Course Not All Indian Money In Swiss Banks Is Tax Dodging – Piyush...
This isn't quite how Piyush Goyal has put the point but it is what he means - of course not all Indian source money...
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...
Remarkably, Yes, The Tax Justice Network Are Fools – Or Trying To Fool Us
The Tax Justice Network is one of these self-appointed groupuscules who think that if we all pay more tax then the world will become...
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....