‘Tax rises of up to £9bn – equal to a 2p increase in the basic rate of income tax – could be imposed after the next general election to limit further cuts in public spending, experts warned on Thursday.
Chris Sanger comments on the key points from the Budget
Chris Morgan reports on recent developments, including the surprise move compelling banks to adopt a new transparency regime, key EU cases, and further detail on India's 2013 Budget.
Ernst & Young’s head of tax policy suggests that the chancellor’s speech may have helped to address ‘uncertainty created by the fair tax debate’, while campaigners insist that the UK should do more to tackle avoidance
Proposal to use disclosure rules to help developing countries tackle poverty and reduce dependency on UK aid has been raised in parliament three times in recent weeks
OECD defends relationship with business as it is reported to be ‘alienating’ allies in industry
Increasingly detailed breakdowns ‘could serve to confuse or obscure rather than illuminate the reality’, says BLP
‘Be bold and back a cast-iron winner,' Association of Revenue and Customs tells government
OECD review ‘clearly needs to be carried out as a matter of urgency’
‘Too much change hampers growth’