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    Extra £77m to rein in evasion, but experts say the horse has already bolted

    13 January 2013 The Government was warned last night that its £77 million crack down on tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion was not enough to close its widening £32…

    Loopholes, avoidance and a simpler system of taxation

    13 January 2013 The question of what constitutes tax avoidance is a difficult one and the concept may be too broad Sir, Margaret Hodge is right in saying that we…

    Shelter your cash to save £500,000

    13 January 2013 MIDDLE-CLASS families face an effective pay cut of almost £4,000 after new child benefit rules took effect last week, according to analysts. However, experts say that top…

    Tax haven Britain

    13 January 2013 It has been a good year for Phil Shadbolt. The awards have been rolling in for the solar-powered road signs and street lights made by Zeta Specialist…

    Britain’s big squeeze pauses for breath

    13 January 2013 The seemingly inexorable squeeze on family finances in Britain is at its weakest in almost two years, but the relief may not last long as inflation looks…

    Families looking forward to a grim 2013

    13 January 2013 A majority of families believe they will be worse off or at best no better off in the coming year, new research has revelealed. The Markitt household…

    Greece likely to win approval on bailout

    13 January 2013 After months of delay, Greece was expected last night to win approval in principle to a fresh €44 billion from the EU-IMF bail-out despite discord among the…

    Eurozone fails to agree bailout for Greece

    13 January 2013 Eurozone finance ministers failed to approve a fresh €44 billion bailout for Greece last night amid discord among the creditors over Athens’s prospects of meeting its debt…

    Clampdown on tax relief schemes

    13 january 2013 INVESTORS have been warned they may lose their valuable tax breaks after a landmark court ruling last week against a risky scheme used by celebrities and the…

    Act to protect your pensions and savings

    13 january 2013 For a Chancellor who is supposed to be a champion of thrift, George Osborne has done remarkably little to encourage savers and investors in his Autumn Statement.…