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Parliament keeps up pressure to tax digital economy more fairly
December 20th, 2019
MEPs press EU to engage fully in international efforts to tax the digital economy, while still being prepared to act at EU level if global plans fail. As international talks at OECD level on taxation systems for the digital ...
Post-Brexit planning
December 20th, 2019
Brexit will be done by the end of next month, when trade negotiations with the EU will begin. Importantly, Britain’s negotiating position has strengthened immeasurably, and the new government is not afraid to use it. This Conservative government ...
Plans for a global Dystopia
November 14th, 2019
Global policy planners intend to deliver replacements for both dollar hegemony and fossil fuels. Plans may appear uncoordinated and in their early stages, but these issues are becoming increasingly linked. A monetary reset incorporating state-sponsored cryptocurrencies will enable ...
Money and the theory of exchange
October 23rd, 2019
Evidence mounts that the global credit cycle has turned towards its perennial crisis stage. This time, the gathering forces appear to be on a scale greater than any in living memory and therefore the inflation of all major ...
European stocks traded mixed Wednesday
October 23rd, 2019
European stocks traded mixed Wednesday after British lawmakers forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to pause the progression of his Brexit deal. The pan-European Stoxx 600 pared early losses to trade just 0.1% down by mid-afternoon, financial service firms leading ...
Google fined nearly €1 billion in ‘historic’ tax fraud ruling
September 23rd, 2019
Google has been ordered to pay nearly €1 billion to the French government over allegations of tax fraud. The ruling comes as European authorities are exploring new ways to clamp down on digital tax evasion. The French government and ...
Germany to cut corporate tax for SMEs
August 30th, 2019
On August 29, 2019, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier announced the outlines of a plan to reduce the tax and regulatory burden on small and medium-sized companies in Germany. In presenting the SME Strategy, Altmaier proposed reducing the tax ...
Inflationary financing and GDP
August 16th, 2019
This article demonstrates that only government borrowing in the US and UK drives GDP growth. This surprising conclusion is confirmed by long-run statistics. GDP does not represent economic progress, nor does it include the expansion of activity in ...
Casting off the EU millstone
August 7th, 2019
In this article, we look at the implications of the new Johnson government: its strategy, the likely outcome of EU negotiations, and the golden opportunities to reform trade, tax and monetary policies to secure a better future based ...
The reasoning behind Gold’s breakout
August 1st, 2019
Gold’s dramatic move above $1400 has caught the investment establishment by surprise. Physical gold ETFs, as a proxy for direct portfolio investment, amount to only 0.05% of the estimated $250 trillion of global investment values. As well as ...
