UK Mansion Tax Back On Agenda

Reports are coming out of the United Kingdom that the Liberal Democrats are pushing forward plans to tax “mansions” in the country, it has emerged that many expensive houses in the United Kingdom are owned by offshore companies.
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Why Did Harry Redknapp Use Monaco?

According to the prosecution Harry Redknapp used a bank account in Monaco to evade paying taxes on money he was paid as part of football transfers. The real question is why did he use Monaco and how come the ultra rich country isn’t scoffed at in the UK press in the same way as the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey whenever the notion of offshore crops up?
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Offshores Under Fire Again

There doesn’t seem to be a week that goes by without some UK politician having a go at the Crown Dependencies and other offshore jurisdictions. This is despite many of them appearing on the OECD whitelist and for that matter having more open information sharing agreements than the UK, so why the constant attacks?
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Jersey Looks Towards India

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 5 years you’ll already be well aware where the real growth markets are in the world. Right near the top of these is India, a huge country whose population ranges from the richest of the rich to the poorest of the poor. There’s some fantastic news for Jersey then because they are making determined inroads into their share of this massive market.
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