Today MICHAEL MEACHER will push again for a stronger anti-tax avoidance regime. Here, he urges the Labour frontbench to support his proposal. Dear Ed, A few months ago I put forward my General Anti-Tax Avoidance Principle Bill (GANTIP) for second reading. As a Private Member’s Bill low in the order it did not make progress, […]
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Dear Ed Balls… why Labour should support my anti-tax avoidance proposals
Apr 17th, 2013 by Michael Meacher.My bill to allow HMRC to strike down tax avoidance schemes
Sep 15th, 2012 by Michael Meacher.On Thursday I obtained under the backbench business committee procedure a 3-hour debate on the floor of the House on tax avoidance. It was good timing because the next day marked the end of the Goverment’s consultation on its proposal for a GAAR (General Anti-Abuse Rule), and the debate centred around the relative merits of […]