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The cost of unjustified tax breaks to business and wealthy landowners continues to soar, new figures show
The cost of tax breaks awarded by the government to businesses and the already wealthy continued to soar in 2018, according to new figures released…
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Business owners earning £40k pay £4,500 less tax than employees, figures show.
With the 31 January self assessment deadline looming, Tax Justice UK highlight statistics showing the ongoing unfair tax advantage available to self-employed business owners Figures…
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Tax Justice UK Annual Accounts 2017/18
It is one of the classic refrains of social media: “Who funds you?” a demand for openness and transparency, rightly levelled at campaigns whose aim…
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Corporation tax a shrinking part of the pie as UK tax take is increasingly focused on taxes that hit the poor
VAT, which hits the poorest hardest, is a growing proportion of UK government revenues, while corporation tax is shrinking as a percentage of the total…
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Statement on trans rights
Following recent discussions on social media, which cited Tax Justice UK, we want to make clear our support for trans rights as set out in…
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Introducing Paul Hebden, our new Head of Communications
By Robert Palmer, Executive Director I’m delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Hebden as Tax Justice UK’s new Head of Communications, starting on 19…
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A do-nothing budget – Tax Justice UK’s response
Robert Palmer, Executive Director of Tax Justice UK said: “Austerity isn’t over after all, and the tax system is still unfair. Our schools, hospitals and…
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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…
The budget: a missed opportunity