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25 July 2018
There should be no debate about whether taxes on food, alcohol, tobacco and soft drinks (‘sin taxes’) are regressive. It can be easily demonstrated …
4 July 2018
Instead of comprehensive re-examination of the Energy Taxation Directive, the European Commission is examining whether ETD should continue the exemptions and lower tariffs for …
22 June 2018
Economic migrants rarely displace local labour force. Immigrants are more likely to complement existing labour force creating opportunities for growth and bringing needed skills. …
7 June 2018
The UK might appear to have the most to lose from Brexit if City firms find it harder to sell financial services into the …
6 June 2018
The popular account of offshore financial centres as hotbeds of tax evasion is an outdated caricature that bears little resemblance to how OFCs operate. …
16 May 2018
On average, the economic costs of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) now far exceed those of tariffs, which have generally been falling as new free trade …
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Josh Moss // 16 August 2018
Having recovered from the recession that was brought about by the financial crisis, Spain’s economy is improving, but vulnerable. With the advent of Pedro …
Richard Mason // 8 August 2018
It’s time to establish a modern, fair and efficient taxation standard for the digital economy – or at least, that’s how the EU have …
Richard Mason // 7 August 2018
Picture yourself at a friend’s house. Your Samsung phone buzzes, alerting you to low battery, but you’ve left your charger at home. You ask …
Rachel Corbally // 6 August 2018
In recent years, Russia has been a prime target of economic sanctions – a longtime tactic in relations between Russia and the West. In …
Richard Mason // 27 July 2018
French workers shoulder a far greater tax burden than the rest of their European neighbours. While the rest of the continent celebrated their Tax …
Richard Williams IV // 24 July 2018
In a landslide victory 1 July, Mexico voted in its first third-party president. According to exit poll data, Andrés Manuel López Obrador gained more …
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