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What’s the scale of tax relief abuse?
The UK spends hundreds of billions of pounds a year on tax reliefs. But a new report suggests that the government doesn’t have a clear…
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Why isn’t HMRC prosecuting companies that enable tax evading?
HMRC hasn’t prosecuted a single company for enabling tax evasion in six years, a new investigation found this week. The tax authority was given criminal…
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Meetings of the rich and powerful
Photo by Evangeline Shaw on Unsplash This week some of the world’s wealthiest and most influential decision-makers are meeting in the Swiss Alps resort of…
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We need to bang the drum even louder for fair taxes in 2024
Happy New Year from the team at Tax Justice UK Despite inflation figures falling, food prices are still far too high, bills remain unaffordable for…
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Our public services will need £140 billion more by 2030. Here’s where it can come from
It sometimes feels like we’re living in a vacuum of political leadership. Crises batter the UK from all sides, from our struggling NHS to crumbling…
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The world took a step towards ending tax avoidance
£3.8 trillion of tax will be lost to tax avoidance globally over the next decade, Tax Justice Network estimates . A lot of this is…
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The Chancellor has no plan to fix broken Britain
In recent months rumours swirled that Jeremy Hunt would use the Autumn Statement to abolish or at least cut inheritance tax. And we were listening.…
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Close 5 tax loopholes to raise over £7 billion a year
The government could raise over £7 billion a year for vital public services by closing unfair tax loopholes, according to new Tax Justice UK research…
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What are oil companies doing with their huge profits?
Our climate is changing before our eyes. Flooding has killed seven people and forced hundreds more from their homes in the UK in recent weeks.…
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Where are the £ billions in missing tax?
The Conservative donors who own the JCB digger company may be hit with a £500 million tax bill according to the Guardian. HMRC has been…
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£2 billion in lost tax from big tech companies shifting profits?
HMRC may have missed out on up to £2 billion in tax from just seven big tech firms shifting their profits out of the UK.…
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Robert Palmer: everyone was talking about wealth taxes at Labour conference
By Robert Palmer, Executive Director Tax Justice UK I’ve just got back from the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, where I was making the case…
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The government has no real vision for the future – but we do
Yesterday Rishi Sunak delivered an hour-long speech at the Conservative conference setting out his agenda. I was struck by the prime minister’s lack of vision.…
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You will probably never have to pay inheritance tax
A year on from her economy-crashing 44-day premiership, Liz Truss and her faction in the Conservative Party are making a comeback . These tax-cutting, small…
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We’re making strides in our campaign to tax the biggest polluters
Our campaign to tax the most polluting companies and super rich individuals – and invest that money in renewables and the green transition – is…
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Would Labour tax the super rich more?
One of the UK’s most powerful union leaders is piling pressure on Labour to back higher taxes on wealth. This week Paul Nowak, general secretary…
Would Labour tax the super rich more?