Tax Policy

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION JUMPS ON GLOBAL TAX CRACKDOWN BANDWAGON

“The European Commission’s (EC) decision to look into the tax affairs of a number of high profile mu...

30th September, 2014

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OECD’S NEW TAX AVOIDANCE RULES HAVE SERIOUS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

New tax avoidance rules could hike consumer prices, cut investment and reduce wages, warns the boss...

18th September, 2014

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UK RANKS SECOND AFTER CANADA FOR COMPETITIVE TAX RATES

The UK has ranked second for the competitiveness of its overall business tax system, among ten diffe...

30th July, 2014

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THE UK INTRODUCES NEW CRIMINAL OFFENCE FOR TAX EVADERS

The UK Chancellor, George Osborne, announced new sanctions against offshore tax evasion, last month....

3rd June, 2014

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NEW DOUBLE TAX TREATY BETWEEN CYPRUS AND SPAIN SOON TO ENTER INTO FORCE

Following the ratification of the double tax treaty (“DTT”) between Cyprus and Spain on March 22nd,...

3rd June, 2014

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OSBORNE’S ADMIRABLE TAX CUTS PLANS ARE SUPPORTED BY FLAWED RESEARCH

The methodology behind a Treasury report published by George Osborne with the aim of highlighting th...

14th April, 2014

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PM IS RIGHT TO PLEDGE A REDUCTION OF THE “MOST HATED TAX” THRESHOLD

David Cameron’s vow to revive the promise to raise the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold to £1m has be...

28th March, 2014

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RURAL INSURER WELCOMES ‘BUDGET FOR BUSINESS.’

A day after it announced its sponsorship for the British Chamber of Commerce ‘small business of the...

21st March, 2014

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UK DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS

Britain has always been a desirable destination for investors and entrepreneurs to locate their inte...

13th March, 2014

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FINANCE PROFESSIONALS RISK REPUTATIONS BY IGNORING TAX

Fewer than four in ten of those working in banks, asset managers and hedge funds believe investments...

31st January, 2014

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GLOBAL FORUM MOVES TOWARDS AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE OF TAX INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY

Members of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes took signif...

4th January, 2014

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INDIA – CYPRUS NEGOTIATE NEW TAX TREATY

Cyprus has agreed to be more cooperative in the process of exchange of information with India, a mon...

1st January, 2014