Twenty-ninth Report of Session 2012-13
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2013-01-30
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780215053176
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2013-01-30
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780215053176
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 0215081110
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: Stationery Office
Published: 2013-05-01
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780215057273
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 0215081005
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 0215083784
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Peter Dorey
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2014-04-22
Total Pages: 411
ISBN-13: 1473905079
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Introducing you to the public policy making process in Britain today, this book adopts an empirical approach to the study of policy making by relating theory to actual developments in Britain since the 1980s. It covers: Ideas, Problem Definition, Issues and Agenda-Setting Key Individuals Key Institutions Parliament and Public Policy Implementation The shift from Government to Governance (including marketization, and devolution) The increasing role of the private and voluntary sectors in policy delivery Internationalisation and Europeanization of policies and policy making Evaluation, audits and the New Public Management Each chapter is enriched by recent real-life case studies and boxes illustrating key arguments, concepts and empirical developments. Taking into account the 2010 election and beyond, the book addresses current issues, developments and debates. The result is a contemporary and engaging text that will be required reading for all students of British politics, public policy and public administration.
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2013-02-19
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9780215054142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →HMRC estimates that in 2010-11 the tax gap due to avoidance was £5 billion and that the present total tax at risk from avoidance over time is £10.2 billion. There is a proliferation of contrived schemes which exploit loopholes in legislation and abuse available tax relief schemes. Promoters are deliberately taking advantage of the time lag between the launch of a scheme and the closure of the scheme by HMRC. Promoters and providers sign up as many clients as possible before HMRC changes the law and shuts the scheme. They then move on to a new scheme and repeat the process. The complexity of tax law creates opportunities for avoidance, there is no effective deterrent, and HMRC is ineffective in challenging promoters. All too often Government introduces tax incentives to stimulate economic activity that become an opportunity for tax avoidance. Promoters collect their fees even when the schemes are found not to deliver a tax advantage and few schemes are covered by mis-selling regulations. Those who promote a tax avoidance scheme are required to notify HMRC of the scheme however, HMRC does not know how much avoidance is not disclosed but should. It is alarming that some QCs' opinions are being used by promoters as a "reasonable excuse" for non-disclosure which prevents HMRC from applying a penalty. HMRC could learn from how other countries deter and tackle tax avoidance. HMRC should also name and shame those who promote tax avoidance schemes, to harness public opinion and reduce the appetite of companies to promote or use avoidance schemes.
Author: Christiana HJI Panayi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-12-03
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1849469555
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines recent developments and high-profile debates that have arisen in the field of international tax law and European tax law. Topics such as international tax avoidance, corporate social responsibility, good governance in tax matters, harmful tax competition, state aid, tax treaty abuse and the financial transaction tax are considered. The OECD/G20 project on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) features prominently in the book. The interaction with the European Union's Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion is also considered. Particular attention is paid to specific BEPS deliverables, exploring them through the prism of European Union law. Can the two approaches be aligned or are there inherent conflicts between them? The book also explores whether, when it comes to aggressive tax planning, there are internal conflicts between the established case law of the Court of Justice and the emerging policy of the European institutions. By so doing it offers a review of issues which are of constitutional importance to the European Union. Finally, the book reflects on the future of international and European tax law in the post-BEPS world.
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher: Stationery Office
Published: 2013-06-11
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780215058799
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Proposals for reforms for the EU as a whole are likely to find a more favourable reception than possible requests for further 'special treatment' for the UK. The Committee is sceptical that other Member States would be willing to renegotiate existing EU law so as to allow the UK on its own to reduce its degree of integration, especially where this could be seen as undermining the integrity of the Single Market. Other Member States appear to want the UK to remain an EU Member. Closer Eurozone integration is a potential risk to the position of the UK and other non-Eurozone states in the EU. However, the December 2012 agreement on the Single Supervisory Mechanism for banking regulation shows what the UK can achieve to protect its position. The Eurozone is in any case far from a homogenous bloc and the expansion and closer integration of the Eurozone does not therefore necessarily render the UK's position in the EU impossible or worthless. This report does not examine whether the UK should remain in the EU or withdraw. However, it agrees with the Government that, if the UK were to leave the EU, the current arrangements for relations with the EU which are maintained by Norway or Switzerland would not be appropriate for the UK. If it is in the UK's interest to remain in the Single Market, the UK should either remain in the EU, or launch an effort for radical institutional change in Europe to give decision-making rights in the Single Market to all its participating states
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2013-09-13
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780215062277
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →On cover and title page: House, committees of the whole House, general committees and select committees. On title page: Returns to orders of the House of Commons dated 14 May 2013 (the Chairman of Ways and Means)