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Despite the recent G7 agreement on corporate taxation, global leadership requires going beyond national interests to ensure that all countries have sufficient resources to develop healthier post-pandemic economies. This will …
G7 Tax Reform for the 1%—Not the 99% Read More
The G7 tax agreement on global corporations still needs formal approval from a wider set of countries, and there remain many details to be worked out for it to be …
G7 Tax Clampdown & the End of Hyper-Globalization Read More
How can the EU set a carbon tax at a rate that contributes to net zero? The European Commission is holding a meeting in June that is, on the face …
New EU Carbon Tax – Choosing the right rate Read More
Tax cuts for rich people breed inequality without providing much of a boon to anyone else, according to a study of the advanced world that could add to the case …
No trickle-down: Tax cuts for rich fuel inequality, study finds Read More
Post-war reconstruction involved taxing the richest – it could help with building a low-carbon economy according to Dario Kenner. Amid the worst public health crisis in a generation, an economic disaster has …
The only way out Read MoreThe European Commission has launched legal actions against Luxembourg over laws to prevent money laundering and tax avoidance, it said in a statement. New European Union rules to step up …
EU starts legal action against Luxembourg over tax evasion Read More
Two distinct ideas are being promoted to help fix Britain’s broken social security system and badly depleted public services. The first idea – of basic income (BI) – seeks a …
Basic Income and Universal Basic Services: conflicting or complementary? Read More
The US is the world’s second greatest contributor to global financial secrecy, according to the Tax Justice Network’s Financial Secrecy Index, only faring better than Switzerland in complicity in enabling financial …
US half-shuts door to financial secrecy, opens new window Read More
One year on, Ben Reynolds explores the impact of the high-profile “sugar tax”, and where it might go in future. I remember the moment, when two years into running a …
Fiscal fizz is less sweet Read More
Last year, famed Republican economist Art Laffer co-authored a hagiographic tribute to President Trump and his agenda. Trump habitually bestows his most slavish supporters with pardons or — in the event they …
Trump Awards Kook Art Laffer for Inventing Fake Curve Read More