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Simple tax avoidance measure could raise £2.5bn
The government has talked a lot about tools to curb corporate tax avoidance. A key power, which it has available to it, is to require…
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Tax wealth to fund the NHS, say campaigners
At least part of the extra £20bn a year the government has promised for the NHS should come from additional taxes on wealth, according to…
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Tax Justice UK submission to parliamentary inquiry into tax avoidance and evasion
Tax Justice UK submitted evidence to the Treasury sub-committee inquiry into tax avoidance and evasion . You can read the full text of what we…
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Campaign groups call for company tax transparency
By Robert Palmer Scandals such as LuxLeaks, the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers have shown how large corporations are able to conceal where they…
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Hammond tinkers with the tax system when we need fundamental reform
By Robert Palmer Britain needs a fair and effective tax system that benefits everyone in the UK. But this was not on the top of…
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Towards a fair and effective tax system: Introducing our new Executive Director
By Robert Palmer For the last eight years public spending in the UK has been squeezed, while the government has cut taxes. The UK…
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Announcing our new Executive Director
Tax Justice UK is delighted to announce the appointment of experienced economic justice campaigner Robert Palmer as its first Executive Director, starting on 12 February.…
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Tax Games – the race to the bottom
European governments are leading a race to the bottom which will see average global corporate tax rates hit zero by 2052, according to new findings…
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The budget: a missed opportunity
Chancellor misses a golden opportunity to raise money by tackling tax avoidance in the Budget Philip Hammond could have taken decisive action in today’s Budget…
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Handing in our Paradise Papers petition
Tax campaigners hand Prime Minister petition with 208,000 signatures in wake of Paradise Papers Tax Justice UK, the country’s leading campaigning organisation dedicated to fighting…
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PRESS RELEASE: Focus of Paradise Papers turns to public country-by-country reporting as UK tax avoidance petition gathers 50,000 signatures
Tax Justice UK, the country’s leading campaigning organisation dedicated to fighting for a fairer tax system, has launched a petition calling on the Prime Minister…
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PRESS RELEASE: TJUK responds to the #ParadisePapers
Tax Justice UK calls for the Prime Minister to clamp down on tax avoidance in the wake of new leaks Tax Justice UK, the country’s…
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Nine things the Chancellor should do this November to fix the tax system
In four weeks, the Chancellor is publishing the autumn budget. Looking ahead to this event, Tax Justice UK is publishing ’Tax Takes’, a new report…
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#10yearsafter the crash: anniversary today
Our sister organisation, the Tax Justice Network , has blogged recently about the series of events marking the tenth anniversary of the financial crash which…
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Surveys show UK public support for tax increasing
Today saw the publication of the 34th British Social Attitudes survey . It found that 48% of Britons want the government to raise taxes and…
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UK government driven by corporation tax cutters
NOTE: this guest post was originally published by the Tax Justice Network . The minority UK government elected last week is scrambling to agree a…
UK government driven by corporation tax cutters