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>UK government is chairing the G20 and is pushing "fixing international corporate taxation" That's rich, considering London is one of the biggest tax havens ar
by vellum 14y ago
>UK government is chairing the G20 and is pushing "fixing international corporate taxation"
That's rich, considering London is one of the biggest tax havens around.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/jul/08/tax.business1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/jul/08/tax.business1
- Silhouette 14y agoDid you realise that the article you linked was from 2007? I think it's safe to say that the political and economic landscape has changed a little since then.
- vellum 14y agoI looked around and they still have non-domicile rule. Since 2008, they added an annual £30,000 fee, but that's nothing if you're rich. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/london-is-a-magnet-for-the-worlds-super-wealthy/story-fnb64oi6- http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/london-is-a-magne... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_Kingdom1226349592779 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_Kingdom1...
- lifeisstillgood 14y agoEvery western government has off shore havens they give a nod and wink to - but it's this very prisoners dilemma that the G8 etc want to solve.