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AllisterHeath

  1. Greek tax take collapsing - more evidence that Grexit approaching ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2012/05/2… about 15 hours ago via Tweet Button
  2. My editorial: Eurozone crisis moves ever closer as Greek left gains ground | City A.M.: cityam.com/latest-news/al… about 19 hours ago via Tweet Button
  3. @petercosmetatos Agreed. See the report I chaired at 2020tax.org 6:37 AM May 24th via web in reply to petercosmetatos
  4. @rayhanrafiq Vat is a kind of consumption tax, taxes goods and services; assets are conceptually very different 6:37 AM May 24th via web in reply to rayhanrafiq
  5. My column: UK must lead by example and abolish stamp duty on shares | City A.M.: cityam.com/latest-news/al… 11:45 PM May 23rd via Tweet Button
  6. @TheTopQuark yes, in addition to my bugbear that inflation too high and is what is depressing demand the most, not cuts or lack of QE 2:29 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPad in reply to TheTopQuark
  7. @Simon_Nixon the question is whether he himself understood what he was trying to announce 2:24 AM May 23rd via Mobile Web in reply to Simon_Nixon
  8. V bad Uk retail sales - one key factor is falling real wages, even with lower (in fact still high) inflation 1:57 AM May 23rd via Mobile Web
  9. @rayhanrafiq thanks 11:59 PM May 22nd via web in reply to rayhanrafiq
  10. My editorial: Free money for governments is a grave threat to investors + how much more debt do they want?| City A.M.: cityam.com/latest-news/al… 11:56 PM May 22nd via Tweet Button
  11. @brickonomics I'm sure you are right. But Bank will be helped in future by tumbling oil price 1:51 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPad in reply to brickonomics
  12. @GuidoFawkes yes, the pound in people's pockets still losing value at alarming rate. Real wages still falling sharply 1:48 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPad in reply to GuidoFawkes
  13. Wow. Some rare good news for Bank. CPI inflation "just" 3% 1:40 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPad
  14. @foxlands no, CGT goes and is replaced by a tax on all distributed income (divis, interest, rent, share buybacks). see 2020tax.org 1:09 AM May 22nd via web in reply to foxlands
  15. @thehugheslady thanks a lot 12:50 AM May 22nd via web in reply to thehugheslady
  16. @foxlands So this would no longer be relevant, see previous tweet 12:34 AM May 22nd via web in reply to foxlands
  17. @foxlands No - we would axe CGT and replace by 30pc tax on all distributed income from capital 12:34 AM May 22nd via web in reply to foxlands
  18. My column: Research that shows why lower taxes are good for growth | City A.M.: cityam.com/latest-news/al… 12:33 AM May 22nd via Tweet Button
  19. .@JohnRentoul @make_trouble @andymcsmith Not my authority, no, as I'm not a Christian. I also cited Islamic theologian in that 2006 book. 1:12 PM May 21st via web in reply to JohnRentoul