The following joint statement has been issued by the European Commission and the Department for Exiting the European Union: “Michel Barnier, the European Commission’s Chief Negotiator, and David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, agreed today that … read more
Peter Dowd MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, speaking after the report stage and third reading of the Finance Bill, in which the Government blocked Labour’s anti-tax avoidance amendments to the bill, said:
“Today we have seen another example of the Government’s desire to be seen to be doing something on tax avoidance, when in fact the changes proposed are artificial and amount to little while the exemption for offshore trusts remains intact.
“In the past month alone, we have seen the government face a barrage of criticism from the European Union for its poor record on tackling tax avoidance.”
read moreThe United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) has picked up four Chinese cities to join its Creative Cities Network (UCCN), the organization said on Tuesday. Created in 2004, the UCCN is covering seven creative fields, na… read more
The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) has picked up four Chinese cities to join its Creative Cities Network (UCCN), the organization said on Tuesday. Created in 2004, the UCCN is covering seven creative fields, na… read more
Xi Jinping (C), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, leads other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CP… read more