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24/12/2002 UK Government To Close Tonnage Tax Loophole
24/12/2002 UK Opposition Leader Stakes Future On Tax-Cutting Agenda
23/12/2002 ACCA Lends Support To EC's Home State Taxation Proposals
20/12/2002 Peter Caruana Meets With UK's New Europe Minister For The First Time
20/12/2002 CSFB Fined For Misleading Japanese Tax Authority
20/12/2002 Inland Revenue Annual Report Reveals Disappointing Tax Collection Figures
19/12/2002 CISX Welcomes Inland Revenue Endorsement
19/12/2002 Pension Tax Relief Changes To Hit UK's High Income Earners
19/12/2002 Spanish Media Reports That UK Is To Face Proceedings Over Gibraltar's VAT Regime
19/12/2002 Isle Of Man Examines Implications Of Savings Tax Talks Breakdown
18/12/2002 SFO Raids London And Jersey Premises
16/12/2002 Caruana May Participate In Sovereignty Talks, Opposition Warns
16/12/2002 ECJ Ruling Could Result In £1 Billion Loss For UK Government
13/12/2002 UK Inland Revenue Chief Owns Up To Tax Haven Mistake
11/12/2002 Cable & Wireless Facing Unexpected £1.5 Billion Tax Bill
10/12/2002 IMF Queries Gordon Brown's UK Tax Projections
10/12/2002 Anglo-Spanish Talks Stalled Since Summer, Official Reveals
10/12/2002 UK Fund Providers Not Optimistic For 2003
09/12/2002 Jersey Breathes Sigh Of Relief Over UK's Pre-Budget Report
09/12/2002 IMA Says Tax Reform Necessary Before Hedge Funds Come Onshore
05/12/2002 Largest Tax Case In UK History Gets Underway
04/12/2002 UK's Budget Change Penalises Captive Insurers
04/12/2002 EU Banking Federation Urges Delay In Savings Tax Law
03/12/2002 UK Inland Revenue Struggling To Cope With Backlog, Reports Suggest
03/12/2002 France And Germany Propose Tax Harmonisation Push
03/12/2002 Anglo-Spanish Gibraltar Talks Likely To Continue, Says Spanish PM
29/11/2002 UK Investors Welcome Overhaul Of Offshore Fund Rules
29/11/2002 Brown's Budget Blow for Brits
29/11/2002 Gibraltar And UK Governments Respond Cautiously To EC Demands
28/11/2002 UK Government Borrowing Set To Double
28/11/2002 New Study Calls For Direct EU Taxation
27/11/2002 LSE Urges Gordon Brown To Axe Share Stamp Duty
27/11/2002 Brown Hints At Increased Borrowing Rather Than Tax Hikes
25/11/2002 Brown To Leave Tax 'Loophole' Untouched In Pre-Budget Report
22/11/2002 FSB Urges Extension Of Small Business Tax Breaks
22/11/2002 Jersey Split Cap Investors Call For Investigation
20/11/2002 BCC Demands Tax Cuts To Boost Economy
20/11/2002 UK Could Order Cayman To Accept EU Savings Tax Directive, Experts Warn
19/11/2002 Cayman To Stand Firm Over EU Savings Tax Directive
18/11/2002 FSA Under Fire Over Split Cap Fiasco
18/11/2002 UK Updates Extradition Laws To Catch Tax Dodgers
18/11/2002 UK Tory Leader Warns Of 'Economic Coronary' Ahead
15/11/2002 UK Minister Denies Giscard's Tax Harmonisation Play
13/11/2002 New Funds Set To Cause Controversy In UK
12/11/2002 Ernst & Young Urges UK Government Not To Rush Corporate Tax Reform
11/11/2002 Jubilation In Gibraltar Following Referendum Result
11/11/2002 Pierre Horsfall Says Tax Talks With UK Now 'Cordial'
07/11/2002 UK Inland Revenue Overpays £50 million In Pension Tax Rebates
06/11/2002 Peter Caruana Speaks On Referendum
05/11/2002 Ireland And UK Blocking EU Tax Harmonisation Plans
31/10/2002 IoD Urges UK Government To Drop Plans For Tax On Unrealised Gains
29/10/2002 London Firm To Open Stock-Lending Information Site
28/10/2002 Another UK Think-Tank Warns Treasury Over Budget Shortfall
28/10/2002 Channel Islands May Face Increased UK Scrutiny
25/10/2002 Northern Ireland Offers Its Services To Gibraltar
25/10/2002 GFSC Denies Warning UK Counterpart Over Split Capitals
25/10/2002 UK Eases Qualifying Rules For Low-Tax Venture Capital Trusts
25/10/2002 Meacher's Bag Tax Vetoed By UK Treasury
25/10/2002 Jersey P&R President Granted Authority To Sign US Tax Treaty
24/10/2002 Gib Government Confident That Business Tax Reforms Will Secure EU Approval
23/10/2002 UK Tax Burden To Increase By At Least £8.6 Billion, Says PwC
22/10/2002 JFSC Scrutinises Split-Capital Investment Trusts
22/10/2002 Inland Revenue Penalises Foreign Property Owners
22/10/2002 Caruana Says Gibraltar's Economy Healthy Despite Recent Events
22/10/2002 Gordon Brown Warned Over Increased Compliance Costs For Corporations
21/10/2002 IoM Treasury Minister Says No Decision On National Insurance Increase Yet
18/10/2002 UK Treasury Improves Regime For City Investment Funds
18/10/2002 Brussels Attacks Gibraltar's New Tax System
18/10/2002 Report Suggests That Inland Revenue Favours Multinationals
18/10/2002 Bahamian Attorney General Assumes Leadership Of CFATF
17/10/2002 Spain Expected To Use Tax Reform Review To Hit Out At Gibraltar
16/10/2002 New Property Tax Designed To Close Offshore Loophole
15/10/2002 No Review Of UK Tax Domicile Rules Yet
15/10/2002 London's Tax Collectors Go On Strike
11/10/2002 UK Shadow Chancellor Hits Out At Red Tape And Tax
10/10/2002 Gib Opposition Will Support Government's Referendum Motion
09/10/2002 Gordon Brown Faces Corporate Tax Hole
08/10/2002 UN Ignores Gibraltar's Pleas
08/10/2002 Adam Smith Institute Warns Gordon Brown Over Tax Hikes
08/10/2002 Korea And UK Sign Anti-Money Laundering Agreement
07/10/2002 British Entrepreneurs Held Back By Red Tape And Tax, Survey Reveals
07/10/2002 Peter Caruana Appeals To UN Over Sovereignty Dispute
07/10/2002 Virt-x Rethinks Expansion Plans
02/10/2002 UK Inland Revenue To Launch Simplified Tax Form Next Year
01/10/2002 Inland Revenue May Act To Close IHT Loophole Soon, Experts Warn
01/10/2002 'Tax Havens' Are Here To Stay In UK, Report Suggests
01/10/2002 ECJ Threatens National Tax Sovereignty
30/09/2002 European Stock Exchange Shake-Up Planned
30/09/2002 Inland Revenue Tells People Not To Use Online Filing Service
30/09/2002 AOL May Lose VAT Exemption In The UK
30/09/2002 Straw Wants To Shelve Gibraltar Talks, Report Suggests
27/09/2002 CBI Calls For Clarification Of UK Pensions Tax Rumours
26/09/2002 IoM Chief Minister Welcomes Commonwealth Finance Meeting Opportunity
24/09/2002 Peter Caruana Faces Hectic Schedule In Run-Up To Referendum
24/09/2002 Ireland May Appeal UK's 'Tax Haven' Decision
23/09/2002 Tax Software Firm Benefits From UK Revenue's On-Line Travails
23/09/2002 Swiss Bankers Attack Britain Over EU Savings Tax Row
20/09/2002 UK Government Denies Tax Hike Plans
19/09/2002 Blair Hints At 'Wealth Redistribution' Through Higher Taxes
18/09/2002 Ana Palacio Says Gibraltar Not Top Priority For Forthcoming Meeting
17/09/2002 Straw And Palacio To Meet At The End Of The Month
17/09/2002 HKEx-LSE Joint Venture To 'Reach Across Time Zones'
17/09/2002 Cayman Leader Promises To Fight EU Tax Initiative
16/09/2002 KPMG Warns UK Subsidiaries Over Transfer Pricing
12/09/2002 Jersey Estate Agents Express Doubts Over Stamp Duty Hike Plans
10/09/2002 Survey To Help Shape Future Of Guernsey's Finance Industry
09/09/2002 ACCA Says UK Needs To Play 'Corporation Tax Catch-Up'
06/09/2002 FCO Dismissive Of Gibraltar's Referendum Plans
05/09/2002 Gib Referendum Set For November 7
04/09/2002 PwC Offers Advice To Self-Assessed Taxpayers
04/09/2002 UK Small Businesses Say Tax High Earners To Fund NHS
03/09/2002 BVI Government Establishes London Office
30/08/2002 MPs Warn Over Online Filing System In UK
28/08/2002 London IT Consultancy Buys On-Line Banking System
28/08/2002 Thousands Of UK Companies Face Penalties Over Late Tax 'Perks' Forms
28/08/2002 Ashcroft Involved In New Tax Controversy, Report Suggests
28/08/2002 Report Suggests Tax On Plastic Bags Inevitable In UK
28/08/2002 Inland Revenue Scrutinises Tax Deals For Super Rich
27/08/2002 Hedge Fund Manager Tops UK Asset Growth Ranking
26/08/2002 Caribbean OCTs Meet To Discuss EU Tax Initiative
23/08/2002 The FSA Issues A Consultation Paper On Hedge Funds
23/08/2002 UK Industry Bodies Divided Over R&D Tax Credit
21/08/2002 LSE Comes Out In Favour Of Short-Selling
21/08/2002 One Fifth Of UK Businesses Investigated By Taxman Collapse, Says FT
21/08/2002 Liberal Party Treasurer Calls For Income Tax Reduction
19/08/2002 KPMG Warns That Contractors May Face Struggle To Renew Tax Certificates
19/08/2002 Online Filing Costs Four Times More In The UK
16/08/2002 Dispute Over Brussels Process Rumbles On In Gibraltar
16/08/2002 Inland Revenue Warns Composite Service Companies Over IR35
16/08/2002 Metco Survey Reveals 80% Of Maltese Businesses Satisfied With Export Progress
15/08/2002 Spanish Want To Restart Gibraltar Talks On August 30
14/08/2002 ICAEW Urges Government To Ensure That Corporate Tax Reforms Are Revenue Neutral
13/08/2002 Top City Official Slams UK For Slow Response To Requests For Assistance
13/08/2002 Jersey To Sign US Tax Agreement On Its Own Behalf
13/08/2002 UK Opposition Slams Tax Administration Cost
12/08/2002 Lord Ashcroft Implicated In Tyco Investigation
12/08/2002 Gibraltar Government Considers Next Move In Telecoms Dispute
12/08/2002 UK Appoints New Minister For The Channel Islands
09/08/2002 ICAS Calls For Appointment Of Tax Minister In UK
08/08/2002 Inland Revenue Attacked For Listing Ireland As 'Tax Haven'
08/08/2002 Gib Liberals Hit Out At Straw
06/08/2002 UK Treasury Proposes Major Corporation Tax Changes
06/08/2002 Gib Opposition Leader Pushes For Recall Of Parliament
06/08/2002 Speculation Over McCreevy's Next Move On CFCs Increases
06/08/2002 Barbados' Largest ISP To List In London
05/08/2002 Coral Betting Chain Bought In MBO
30/07/2002 Brits Classify Ireland As A Tax Haven
29/07/2002 Britain And Spain Reject Gib Referendum Plans
29/07/2002 Treasury Committee Criticises Gordon Brown For Failing To Simplify Tax System
26/07/2002 More UK Vitriol Poured On Hedge Funds
26/07/2002 PwC Warns That US Tax Bill Could Increase Liabilities For UK Companies
26/07/2002 UK To Fight EC's Diesel Tax Plans
25/07/2002 Inland Revenue's Tax Breaks For Big Business Revealed
25/07/2002 Peter Caruana To Make Crucial Announcement On Sovereignty Sharing Deal
25/07/2002 Cayman Islands Bemoan Lack Of Representation Before EU
25/07/2002 Channel Island Stocks Outperformed The Market In First Half
24/07/2002 UK And US Move Towards Ratification Of New Double Tax Agreement
24/07/2002 UK Inland Revenue Launches New Advertising Campaign
24/07/2002 CIMA Managing Director Returns To The UK
24/07/2002 Virt-x Makes First Profit, Nears Trading Target
23/07/2002 Ana Palacio Talks In Tautologies Over Gibraltar
23/07/2002 Dawn Primarolo Speaks On UK's Double Tax Treaty Priorities
23/07/2002 FSA Finds No Evidence Of Increased Short-Selling
22/07/2002 Inland Revenue Loses Inheritance Tax Case
22/07/2002 Gibraltar Fears Communication Breakdown With UK Foreign Office
22/07/2002 Famous London Hedge Fund Closes Down
22/07/2002 EU Will Propose Harmonised Diesel Fuel Taxes
19/07/2002 Gibraltar Government Urged To Reject Brussels Process
18/07/2002 Isle Of Man Welcomes UK Film Tax Changes
18/07/2002 FSB Condemns Climate Change Levy
17/07/2002 Gib Media Pushes For Referendum
17/07/2002 Top UK Banks Agree To New Anti-Laundering Measures
17/07/2002 Inland Revenue's Online Filing Security Flaw Fixed
16/07/2002 UK Accountants Are Not Using The Revenue's E-Filing System
16/07/2002 UK Government Backs Down Over Satellite Tax Plans
15/07/2002 Straw Announces Areas Of Agreement On Gibraltar
15/07/2002 Savings Tax Directive Doomed Unless Swiss Cooperate, Says EU Presidency
12/07/2002 Gib Opposition Expresses Concern At Banking Decline
12/07/2002 No News Yet On IoM National Insurance Plans
11/07/2002 Spanish Reshuffle Jeopardises Gibraltar Talks
11/07/2002 Cayman Media Warns On EU Savings Tax Directive
10/07/2002 PwC Report Says UK Taxes Will Have To Rise
10/07/2002 Mutual Funds Attack Hedge Funds As June Fallback Prompts Investor Fears
09/07/2002 Impact Of Information Exchange On IoM 'Hard To Assess'
08/07/2002 Britain To Take Unilateral Action Over Euro-Vote For Gibraltar
08/07/2002 ASEM Finance Ministers Consider Anti-Money Laundering Measures
05/07/2002 Pique Intransigent Over Gibraltar Referendum
05/07/2002 Nearly £13 Million Recovered From UK Tax Evaders Last Year
05/07/2002 Manx Brewers Delighted By Excise Duty Cut
04/07/2002 British Regulator To Vet New HKEx Listings, Report Suggests
04/07/2002 Pique Comments Add Weight To Rumours
04/07/2002 Accountants Slam UK Film Tax Changes
03/07/2002 IoM Tax Assessor Says Zero Rate Designed To 'Kick Start' Manx Economy
03/07/2002 Speculation Continues Over Gibraltar Sovereignty Talks
02/07/2002 Economic Tests For UK's Euro Entry Have Been Passed, Study Suggests
02/07/2002 Hong Kong And LSE Detail Alliance Plans
02/07/2002 UK Foreign Office Denies July Deadline For Gibraltar Talks
01/07/2002 Gibraltar's Accountant General Hits Back At Transparency Slurs
01/07/2002 Economics Expert Warns That UK Government Will Need To Raise Taxes Again
28/06/2002 Straw And Pique Unable To Resolve Differences
28/06/2002 UK Businesses Call For Clarification Of Tax Rules On Substantial Shareholding Sales
26/06/2002 New Wealth Management MBA At Top UK Business School
26/06/2002 ETA Bombings May Mean Gibraltar Deal On Verge Of Collapse
26/06/2002 Virt-x Failing In Its Aims, Says Report
26/06/2002 Irish High Court Orders Disclosure Of Ansbacher Names
25/06/2002 UK Government Posts Smaller Than Expected Deficit
25/06/2002 Shell Says 'Climate of Mistrust' Has Been Created By UK Oil Tax Hike
25/06/2002 IOM Proposes Zero Income Tax For Businesses
25/06/2002 West Midlands MEP Wants To 'Adopt' Gibraltar, Says Report
24/06/2002 Financial Services Minister Says Bahamas To Compete With Europe, US
24/06/2002 EU Energy Tax Negotiations Troubled
24/06/2002 Strong Indications That Gibraltar Agreement Faces Delay, Says Report
21/06/2002 UK Foreign Secretary Continues Gibraltar Smear Campaign
21/06/2002 UK IT Contractors Point To Tax Surge Under Labour
21/06/2002 ICAEW Questions Need For CFC Clause In Finance Bill
21/06/2002 Dawn Primarolo Dismisses Criticism Of Online Tax Filing System
20/06/2002 Gibraltar Deal Not Inevitable, Says Hain
20/06/2002 Horsfall Dubs Summit Meeting 'Outstanding Success'
19/06/2002 UK Treasury Rejects Oil Tax Concessions
19/06/2002 IoM Government Confident Over Savings Tax Directive Response
18/06/2002 Blair Seeks To Reassure Jersey Over EU Savings Tax Directive
18/06/2002 Another Quixotic Attack On Stamp Duty In The UK
17/06/2002 Gibraltar's Chief Minister Makes Shock Revelation
14/06/2002 AOL's Broadband Offering Not Liable For VAT
14/06/2002 NIC Increase Bill Passed This Week In Commons
13/06/2002 Optimism In Gibraltar Growing Over Anglo-Spanish Talks, Report Suggests
12/06/2002 IOM To Make Announcement On EU Savings Tax Directive Soon
10/06/2002 CIOT Calls For Simplification Of Business Tax Code
07/06/2002 Lib Dems Say Structure Of UK Stamp Duty Causes Tax Evasion
06/06/2002 Europe Seen As Biggest Threat To Guernsey Fund Industry
06/06/2002 Al Fayed Loses Landmark Tax Case
06/06/2002 Guardian Report Causes Controversy In Gibraltar
03/06/2002 Study Shows Hedge Fund Returns To Be Unpredictable
30/05/2002 States Spending Cuts Called For At Jersey Public Meeting
30/05/2002 Finance Bill Received Unenthusiastically By UK Business Leaders
30/05/2002 IDS Receives Hero's Welcome In Gibraltar
29/05/2002 British Euro Entry Could Increase Taxes For Homeowners
28/05/2002 Jersey's Finance Centre Praised By Investment Expert
28/05/2002 UK Business Sector's Pleas On CGT Relief Ignored
27/05/2002 Hong Kong And London Stock Exchanges Form Alliance
27/05/2002 60% Of Spanish Want Independent Gibraltar, Says Survey
27/05/2002 Turks Under Pressure As Cyprus Completes EU Accession Process
24/05/2002 Outgoing CBI President Slams Blair For 'Stealthy Tax Hikes'
24/05/2002 UK's Man Group Buys Swiss RMF Hedge Fund Manager
24/05/2002 Gibraltar Sovereignty Debate Spills Over Into Spanish Domestic Politics
24/05/2002 Prodi Proposals On EU Tax Slammed
23/05/2002 Little Progress In Anglo-Spanish Talks But Blair And Aznar Deny Crisis
23/05/2002 Eugene Cox In UK To Discuss EU Savings Tax Directive
22/05/2002 Overseas Territory Residents Get British Citizenship Option
22/05/2002 Report Suggests NI Increase In Isle Of Man 'Not All Bad News'
22/05/2002 CBI Calls For Decision On Euro Entry
22/05/2002 UK Treasury Launches Money Laundering Consultation Document
21/05/2002 Jersey's Finance Industry Supports EU Savings Concessions, Says Report
21/05/2002 UK Could Join Euro Without Raising Taxes
21/05/2002 Meacher To Move Ahead With Plastic Bag Tax
21/05/2002 Gibraltar Top Of Blair's Agenda On Monday
20/05/2002 Gibraltar Government Ups Stakes In Publicity Campaign
20/05/2002 UK Oil Sector Companies Fleeing Offshore, Says Report
17/05/2002 Kelly Dismisses Double Tax Fears Of US Oil Companies
16/05/2002 Gibraltar Talks Are Falling Apart
16/05/2002 Small Companies Tax Rate May Cost UK Treasury Big Bucks
16/05/2002 Transparency International Releases New Corruption Index
16/05/2002 Jersey Reaches Agreement On Part Of EU Savings Tax Package, Says Report
15/05/2002 UK Group Says Don't Blame Inland Revenue For Self-Assessment Flaws
15/05/2002 UK FSA Chief Supports Integrated Regulator Plans In Ireland
15/05/2002 UK Tory Party Weighs Into Gibraltar Debate
14/05/2002 UK Pensions Chief Urges Tax Reform
14/05/2002 Experts Warn Of Inheritance Tax 'Time-Bomb' In United Kingdom
13/05/2002 BG Group Joins Attack On North Sea Tax Hike
13/05/2002 UK Says No To Tobin Tax - Again
13/05/2002 IOM Chief Minister Says No Decision On NI Rise Yet
13/05/2002 UK Government Will Compel Citizens To E-File For Taxes
10/05/2002 Jack Straw Slammed Over 'Andorra Solution' Blunder
09/05/2002 UBS To Launch UK Retail Equity Funds This Summer
09/05/2002 EU Finance Ministers To Move On Energy Tax Dispute
08/05/2002 UK Considers Following Irish Example On Plastic Bag Tax
08/05/2002 Jack Straw Gets Rough Ride In Gibraltar
06/05/2002 Cox Gives Progress Report On KPMG Recommendations
03/05/2002 Japan Downgraded By S&P, Likely To Miss Tax Target
03/05/2002 Straw Apologetic Over Gibraltar Visit 'Leak'
02/05/2002 Speculation Over Straw Visit To Gibraltar Intensifies
02/05/2002 BP Says Tax Hike Will Lead To Decreased North Sea Investment
01/05/2002 European Business Groups Warn Against Common EU Corporate Taxation
01/05/2002 IoD Warns That Tax And Spend Is Here To Stay In Britain
30/04/2002 Straw And Pique Hold Unscheduled Meeting To Discuss Gibraltar Agreement
30/04/2002 Ernst & Young Predict More Tax Hikes
30/04/2002 Manx Telecom To Slash Broadband Costs
30/04/2002 Jersey Finance Chief Slams FT Article
29/04/2002 Lib-Dems Call For Major Changes To UK Tax System
29/04/2002 Hain Says UK Will Make Sure Spain Abides By Gibraltar Referendum Results
29/04/2002 Figures Reveal That Channel Island Stocks Continue To Perform Well
29/04/2002 Lloyds TSB Wins Vote Of Confidence In UK Poll
26/04/2002 UK Tax Vehicles Could Face Scrutiny If Beckham Wins Pay Deal
24/04/2002 UK Foreign Branch Tax Plans Slammed By Bankers
24/04/2002 Declassified Foreign Office Documents Reveal Gibraltar Plans
24/04/2002 UK Treasury Admits There Is No Timetable For Domicile Tax Reform
23/04/2002 PwC Issues New NHS Tax Warning
23/04/2002 Offshore Funds Welcome UK Tax Overhaul Plans
23/04/2002 Gibraltar Media Reports Plans To Amend Treaty Of Utrecht
23/04/2002 KPMG Guernsey Warns Over Controlled Foreign Company Provisions In UK Budget
23/04/2002 EC Ups Stakes In Steel Tax Dispute
23/04/2002 UK May Put Annual Tax On Offshore Funds
22/04/2002 UK Tax Freedom Day Will Be Later Next Year
22/04/2002 Report Says VAT Costly For UK Taxpayers
22/04/2002 UK Budget Move Could Signal More Tax Trouble For Jersey
22/04/2002 UK Business Sector Expresses Anger At Budget Tax Hikes
19/04/2002 Gordon Brown Defends Budget Decisions
19/04/2002 London's Foreign Bankers Start Packing Their Bags
19/04/2002 Switzerland To Return Abacha Assets To Nigerian Government
19/04/2002 Jersey States Urged To Show 'Determination And Resolve' Over EU Tax Dispute
18/04/2002 Guernsey Not Subject To UK Tax Ultimatum
18/04/2002 UK Budget Sees Massive Increase In Health Spending
18/04/2002 Anglo-Spanish Declaration Of Principles Expected Before End Of May, Says Report
17/04/2002 UK Building Industry Fears Budget Tax Hikes
16/04/2002 Queen Mother's Estate Likely To Avoid Tax
16/04/2002 Tax Freedom May Slip By 3 Days For Over-Taxed Brits
16/04/2002 Schroder Back On EU Tax Soapbox
12/04/2002 Blair Proves Orwell Was Right, 18 Years Late
12/04/2002 Tax Burden In UK One Of The Highest In Europe
11/04/2002 UK And Taiwan Sign Double Tax Agreement
11/04/2002 High Level Gibraltar Talks On Hold Until May
11/04/2002 TUC Calls For Tax Breaks To Boost UK Manufacturing
11/04/2002 Many UK Fund Firms Optimistic, Boosting Staffing Levels Says Poll
11/04/2002 Standard Chartered Is Tax-Inefficient, Says Newspaper
10/04/2002 BPF Report Says UK Property Taxes Encourage Dodges
09/04/2002 Liberal Democrats To Drop Distinctive Tax Policy
09/04/2002 Poll Shows 41% Of Spaniards Want Independent Gibraltar
09/04/2002 CBI Calls For £2 Billion In Business Tax Cuts
08/04/2002 UK Small Businesses Renew Calls For Simplified Tax Regime
08/04/2002 Hong Kong Faces Hedge Fund Tax Dilemma
04/04/2002 Gibraltar's Chief Minister Unveils Plans To Save Finance Centre
03/04/2002 UK Budget To Give Loan Note CGT Concession
03/04/2002 Maritime Leaders Warn Over Domicile Tax Changes
03/04/2002 IOM Finance Sector Reveals Over-Regulation Fears
02/04/2002 British Broadband Providers Decamp To Madeira
01/04/2002 Campaigner Says UK Euro Entry Would Force Tax Harmonisation
28/03/2002 Brown's Early Business Tax Announcement Angers Opposition
28/03/2002 Spanish Foreign Minister Tries To Calm Gibraltar's Fears
27/03/2002 Man Group Eyes US Hedge Fund Market
27/03/2002 British Chambers Of Commerce Pleads With Chancellor
27/03/2002 Surprise Tax Break Package Welcomed By UK Businesses
27/03/2002 FSA Hands Out First Fine For Misleading Advertising
26/03/2002 Back To The Sixties For The UK's Tory Party
26/03/2002 City Law Firm Warns Against Domicile Tax Changes
25/03/2002 UK Accountants Warn NI Increase 'Could Cripple' SMEs
22/03/2002 Shared Gibraltar Deal 'Within Months' Says BBC
22/03/2002 UK Revenue Fall Exacerbates Tax Hike Fears
22/03/2002 Survey Shows SA Fund Managers Optimistic
20/03/2002 25,000 Attend Gibraltar Sovereignty Demonstration
20/03/2002 BritCham Calls For More Targeted HK-China Agreement
19/03/2002 Gibraltar Offered 'Bribe' To Submit To Spanish Sovereignty
15/03/2002 UK Foreign Office Withdraws 'Andorra Solution' File On Gibraltar
15/03/2002 UK To Change 'Non-Domiciled' Rule At Its Peril
15/03/2002 Gordon Brown Goes On Charm Offensive Over NHS Tax Increases
15/03/2002 EC President Urges Common Tax Rules
15/03/2002 Effect Of Duty Free Abolition On European Travel Operators Exaggerated
15/03/2002 HK Multinationals Warn Over Exclusion From CEPA Deals
13/03/2002 Manx Budget Awaited Expectantly
13/03/2002 Labour To Raise Social Security Taxes
12/03/2002 Gordon Brown To Act On Domicile Tax Loophole
12/03/2002 UK Will Veto EU Corporate Tax Harmonisation Plans
11/03/2002 IMF Cautions Brown Against Tax Hikes
11/03/2002 Northern Ireland May Seek Tax Raising Powers
11/03/2002 EC Launches Corporate Tax Debate Website
11/03/2002 Gibraltar Government Hits Back Following Hain Comments
11/03/2002 Freeserve Applies For Judicial Review Of AOL's VAT Exemption
07/03/2002 Commonwealth Leaders Vow To Tighten Money Laundering Laws
07/03/2002 UK Businesses Ask Brown To Slash Insurance Tax
05/03/2002 UK Taxpayers Overpay By £4 Billion
05/03/2002 EU Digital VAT Plans Dubbed 'Tax Dodgers' Charter'
04/03/2002 CBI Calls For Abolition Of Stamp Duty On Share Transactions
01/03/2002 Offshore Havens Blamed For UK Tax Increases
01/03/2002 SNB Chief Says Switzerland Will Keep The Franc
28/02/2002 Britain And Spain Reach Final Agreement Over Gibraltar?
27/02/2002 Betdaq To Launch UK-Based Service
27/02/2002 UK Self Assessment System Beset By Problems
25/02/2002 Schroder Calls For EU Tax Powers
25/02/2002 Freeserve Gears Up For Court Battle Over VAT
22/02/2002 UK Government Accused Over Tax Credit Treatment
22/02/2002 Blair Signals Tax Increase Over NHS
21/02/2002 UK MPs Play Down Gibraltar 'Trips For Favours' Row
20/02/2002 'Steelgate' Tax Controversy Deepens
20/02/2002 UK Accountants Still Failing To Report Money Laundering
19/02/2002 Experts Question UK Inland Revenue's Predicted Late Tax Payment Haul
19/02/2002 UK Industry Body Calls For £900 Million Aid Package
19/02/2002 ROI And Northern Ireland Join Forces To Combat Tax Evasion
18/02/2002 Stock Market Losses Mean Hard Times For UK's VCTs
18/02/2002 UK Inland Revenue Finally Ditches Mrs Doyle
18/02/2002 Gibraltar Bristles At Spanish Attack
15/02/2002 UK High Street Retailers Caught Up In VAT Row
14/02/2002 UK Says VAT Fraud Costing £7.3 Billion Per Year
13/02/2002 Brown Attacked Over Environment Tax Failure
13/02/2002 Gibraltar Opposition Questions Caruana Over Future Of Offshore Centre
12/02/2002 Millions More Could Face 'Death Tax' In UK
06/02/2002 Brown Prepared To Raise Taxes To Fund NHS
05/02/2002 UK Banks Lose Out As Rich Clients Seek To Minimise Taxes
05/02/2002 UK Private Banks Report Increase In Demand For Euro Accounts
04/02/2002 Conservatives Slam Labour Over Gibraltar Situation
01/02/2002 Tax Chaos Feared As A Result Of Delayed UK Budget
31/01/2002 UK Punters May Face New Betting Tax
31/01/2002 UK Chancellor Needs To Find Another UKP9bn
30/01/2002 UK Opposition Warns Over E-Business Threat To Revenue
28/01/2002 Lib Dems Abandon 'Tax And Spend' Banner
28/01/2002 US Hits Back Against EU With Uranium Ruling
25/01/2002 UK Court Of Appeal Publishes IR35 Judgement
25/01/2002 UK Treasury Minister Foreshadows Increased Taxation
24/01/2002 Misys To Provide Full E-Trading To UK IFA Sector
24/01/2002 Westbury Launches European Hedge Fund
23/01/2002 Reech Launches New Risk Management Engine
21/01/2002 UK Inland Revenue To Take Tough Line Over Late Payments
21/01/2002 Foreign Office Seeks To Reassure Gibraltar, Strengthens Presence On The Rock
21/01/2002 Government Supports MP's Share Incentive Bill
16/01/2002 UK Government Backpedals Over Graduate Tax Plans
15/01/2002 Gibraltar Government Rejects 'Done Deal' Agreement
14/01/2002 Film Partnerships Thriving In London
14/01/2002 Blair Back-Pedals Over NHS Tax Suggestions
11/01/2002 Transparency International Calls For End To Tax Relief On Overseas Bribes
11/01/2002 LSE Director Calls For English Assemblies With 'Serious' Tax Raising Powers
10/01/2002 PCG Loses The IR35 Battle - For Now...
09/01/2002 Survey Paints Gloomy Picture For UK Financial Services Sector
09/01/2002 Taiwan's Evergreen Fleet Will Adopt Red Ensign
09/01/2002 UK Film Industry Nervous As TV Companies Hijack Tax Break
07/01/2002 Nigerian Government Still Struggling To Recover Laundered Abacha Funds
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