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UK risks £5bn Digital Services Tax loss under Trump pressure
New TaxWatch analysis projects scrapping the Digital Services Tax could cost 5.2bn, as polling for Tax Justice UK shows most voters want the UK to enforce its laws on Big Tech – even if it strains relations with Trump
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Leading economists call for a wealth tax in the UK
Leading economists call for a wealth tax in the UK -
Who’s afraid of a wealth tax?
Calls for a wealth tax are getting louder and louder, so why is Rachel Reeves apparently not listening? Who’s for and against a wealth tax?
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Hello! My name is Faiza Shaheen
It’s my first week as the new Executive Director at Tax Justice UK. What a time to join!
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Tax Justice UK comment on Public Accounts Committee HMRC report 16 July 2025
Tax Justice UK comment on Public Accounts Committee HMRC report 16 July 2025 -
Everyone’s talking about wealth taxes
You’ve probably noticed: everyone’s talking about wealth taxes. But why?
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Government could raise £60bn from 10 tax reforms including a net wealth tax
Government could raise £60bn from 10 tax reforms including a net wealth tax -
There’s still time to scrap the “Welfare Reform” Bill
Even with the latest concessions, we should all continue to resist the “welfare reform bill” — because it is morally wrong, because it is cruel, and because it is unnecessary.
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UK Tax Havens miss third deadline to act
Multiple British Overseas Territories have now missed their third deadline to expose the billions of pounds being stashed away in secret offshore accounts by super rich tax dodgers, corporates, and criminals.
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Britannia card would be a license to tax dodge
Here’s what you need to know about the stories trying to pull the wool over everybody’s eyes.
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Where’s all the money gone?
We’ve all felt the squeeze. Sky-high inflation over the last few years has sent our energy, housing and food costs soaring. I’m sure you’ve been asking the same question I have. Where has all the money gone?
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‘Tax Gap’ has increased to £47bn, though likely a significant underestimate
Tax Justice UK and TaxWatch comment on HMRC Tax Gap release 19 June 2025
‘Tax Gap’ has increased to £47bn, though likely a significant underestimate -
Debunking the myth of the “millionaire exodus”
A critical reconsideration of the Henley & Partners Private Wealth Migration report.
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Cash for infrastructure, but cuts looming?
The government can afford to fund the public services we all rely on properly, without raising taxes on ordinary people, or borrowing more, if it just ends its massive giveaways to corporations and super-rich individuals, and taxes extreme wealth more.
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