26 January 2017 The Tax System A guide. By Chin Chin It is tax return time of year again and the nation disappears under a cloud of receipts and invoices as everyone participates in the general search for missing pieces of paper. There is also the excitement of trying to get the information into the… Continue reading Issue 89: 2017 01 26: The Tax System (Chin Chin)
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Issue 75:2016 10 13:Week In Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
13 October 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY THE BIG PUSH: There is a touch of the First World War artillery barrage in the European Central Bank’s decision to extend its quantitative easing programme beyond March if inflation does not move towards the 2% target. It doesn’t seem to be working, but what… Continue reading Issue 75:2016 10 13:Week In Brief BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue75:2016 10 13:Damaging Britain’s trading position(John Watson)
13 October 2016 A shot in the foot? The proposals for penalising advisers by John Watson Ok, so what’s the big deal? Sure, Monday was the final day for responses to the HM Revenue and Customs Consultation Paper “Strengthening Tax Avoidance Sanctions and Deterrents”, but what has that got to do with the Shaw Sheet? … Continue reading Issue75:2016 10 13:Damaging Britain’s trading position(John Watson)
Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Week in Brief: UK
22 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK International Politics FORWARD POLICY: In her first speech to the United Nations, Mrs May confirmed that the UK would continue to spend 2% of GDP on defence. She is also to send troops to Somalia and provide aid to create jobs in Ethiopia. This is a continuation of Mr… Continue reading Issue 72: 2016 09 22: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Week in Brief: UK
15 September 2016 Week in Brief: UK Foreign Affairs LIBYA: A report of the House of Commons Defence Committee has heavily criticised David Cameron’s role in the 2011 bombing campaign in Libya. Stating that the then Chief of Defence Staff, Lord Richards, disassociated himself from the claim that the operation was in the national interest,… Continue reading Issue 71: 2016 09 15: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 59: 2016 06 23: Week in Brief: UK
23 June 2016 Week in Brief: UK Jo Cox ASSASSINATION OF JO COX: The murder of Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen, outside her surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, has been met with revulsion and sadness on all sides of British politics. Parliament was recalled to pay tribute to Mrs Cox on Monday… Continue reading Issue 59: 2016 06 23: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Week in Brief: UK
21 April 2016 Week in Brief: UK European Referendum TREASURY REPORT: The Treasury have published their analysis of the economic effects of Brexit. This estimates the amount by which leaving would reduce GDP in the year 2030 on three different bases: that the UK’s relationship with the EU becomes equivalent to that of Norway (a… Continue reading Issue 50: 2016 04 21: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 45: 2016 03 17: Week in Brief: UK
17 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK HEALTHCARE: In a speech at Lancaster house, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, announced measures designed to enable the NHS to learn from its mistakes. Modelled on the system for enquiring into airline accidents, there will be a review of all hospital deaths and a new investigation branch which… Continue reading Issue 45: 2016 03 17: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Week in Brief – UK
25 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK SUGAR: An investigation has found that hot flavoured drinks sold in outlets such as Starbucks and Costa Coffee contain very high levels of sugar – as much as 25 teaspoons which is the equivalent of 3 times the amount in a can of Coca Cola. Both companies said… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: Week in Brief – UK
Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Lynching Google (John Watson)
04 February 2016 Lynching Google Analysis of a tax witch-hunt. By John Watson What are the ingredients of a witch-hunt? No, put down that recipe book, I am not talking about a new form of gateaux but rather the sort of thing that went on in mediaeval England with ducking stools, ostracism, stocks, lynchings and… Continue reading Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Lynching Google (John Watson)
Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Week in Brief: UK
04 February 2016 Week in Brief: UK GOOGLE TAX: The Government and HMRC have come under fire for agreeing a tax deal with Google which means the company will pay £130 million back tax over ten years. It is thought that the amount of corporation tax paid is equivalent to a rate of 3%. Criticism… Continue reading Issue 39: 2016 02 04: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Achieving Inner Peace the HMRC way(Lynda Goetz)
28 January 2016 Achieving Inner Peace the HMRC way by Lynda Goetz It is that time of year – by which I mean the time of year when the final deadline for getting in the previous year’s tax return looms large. Why on earth is it that some of us seem incapable of getting it… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Achieving Inner Peace the HMRC way(Lynda Goetz)
Issue 10: 2015 07 09: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
09 July 2015 Week in Brief: UK NEWS BUDGET: Mr Osborne’s second budget for this year included measures and proposals to introduce a new living wage for those over 25, beginning at £7.20 an hour and rising to £9 an hour by 2020; to increase the personal allowance to £11,000 next year with a view… Continue reading Issue 10: 2015 07 09: Week in Brief: UK NEWS
