Category: Taxation
Tax bomb has started ticking
While the very public rows about the causes and consequences of the economic crisis continue to grab the headlines, we can see one of the key battlegrounds for next year's General Election emerging: tax policy.With government spending now so far...
Posted by David Worsfold on March 23, 2009 9:41 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Turner's bank tax call: Is FSA boss playing a clever political game over bankers' bonuses?
Crazy or astute? Reaction to Lord Turner's call yesterday for a tax on banking transactions almost instantly polarised opinion. The Financial Services Authority chairman's call for a so-called Tobin Tax certainly came out of the blue and it dramatically raised...
Posted by David Worsfold on August 28, 2009 8:24 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
IMF bank tax proposals tick off one election issue with a minor victory for Labour
The leak about the proposed double tax on banks from the International Monetary Fund strikes directly at one of the policy differences between the three main parties in the UK General Election campaign. Although a relatively discreet issue, this topic has already surfaced a...
Posted by David Worsfold on April 21, 2010 10:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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