Found: a solution to the 10p tax problem

Closing this gap by charging capital gains tax (CGT) on the sales of foreign holdings could well form the second strand of the strategy. By the end of 2006, the cumulative tax savings recorded in the accounts of these companies amounted to a staggering £4/bn - which seems indefensible when people on...

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Veröffentlicht in:	New statesman (1996) 2008-04, Vol.137 (4894), p.22
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