Tax and spend: there is an alternative, by Richard Murphy
The UK has a tax gap - a difference between the tax that should theoretically be yielded using the laws that are in place, and that which is actually collected
View ArticleTaxing times at HMRC, by Richard Murphy
HMRC is in trouble. Maybe the only people who are surprised are the senior management. But the fact is that HMRC and its management (in the form of the never publicity-shy Dave Hartnett, in particular)...
View ArticleNo tax pot of gold, by Richard Murphy
There is a serious proposal on the table that the corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland be reduced from the current 28% that it shares with the rest of the UK to the 12.5% rate that the Republic...
View ArticleTax and the small state, by Richard Murphy
Tomorrow sees the launch of the Mirrlees Review on reforming the tax system.
View ArticleThe Budget: this time it’s not personal, Richard Murphy
It's Budget day tomorrow, and we're all allowed a wish. Most want the chancellor to lay off booze, fags, income tax, or something as personal as that. I want something quite different.
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