MPs are falling over themselves to talk tough on tax. But with Google claiming tax avoidance is merely capitalism in action, lawmakers are now coming under scrutiny in the Great British tax debate.
The International Monetary Fund says the government should be doing more to speed up recovery in a critical assessment of the state of the British economy.
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IMF tells chancellor to boost growth
The IMF backs away from its ringing endorsement of UK economic policy. But the Treasury will be relieved that it has not yet spelled out an alternative policy to austerity.
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George Osborne said the G7 was agreed on the need to tackle tax evasion and avoidance. But was there something he wasn't saying at the end of today's G7 summit in Buckinghamshire?
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Why it's fine to play the crying game
Why are people in this country steeped in the playground "Cry baby Bunting" mentality? In my book, it's always OK for anyone, male or female, to cry.
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George Osborne will offer tax breaks to producers who make big budget TV programmes here in the UK, in an attempt to win back productions that have fled to Eastern Europe. Sarah Smith reports.
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No triple dip, but UK economy 'not out of the woods'
Relief for Chancellor George Osborne as the UK economy records 0.3 per cent growth for the first quarter of 2013 - but the underlying picture of a sluggish economy remains.
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Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam he finds today's GDP figures very encouraging and says he believes the economy is healing.
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Not so much 'Happy Days' as bumping along the bottom
Today's GDP figures prompted no tickertape celebrations at the ONS today - in fact, they suggest the country may do nothing more than bump along the bottom for some time.
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No triple dip - not that it really ever mattered
Today's GDP figures will have prompted relief at the Treasury that there is no new recession. But longer term, the picture for the UK economy is unchanged.
