July 7th, 2009
Our good friend and Task Force member, Richard Murphy, has gotten ahold of the UK/France Summit Communiqué and
points out some very exciting language. 1st - both countries acknowledge that 12 TIEA agreements to do not a clean jurisdiction make. And 2nd - both countries call on the OECD to look at the benefits of country-by-country reporting. From the communiqué (emphasis added by Richard Murphy):
France and the United Kingdom will also address the task of implementing the decision of the G20 concerning uncooperative jurisdictions and remain vigilant in ensuring that the...
July 6th, 2009
A big accountancy firm has denied that it has been peddling a tax avoidance scheme to help rich people avoid paying the new 50% income tax rate from 2010.
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July 6th, 2009
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) released a new
White Paper on International Development today entitled “Eliminating World Poverty: Building our Common Future.” At first glance it seems to have a lot of good ideas in it.
Richard Murphy's been blogging quite a bit about it over at the
Tax Research blog.
You can also read more about DFID's paper on their website at
dfid.gov.uk...July 6th, 2009
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) released a new White Paper on International Development today entitled "Eliminating World Poverty: Building our Common Future."
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