Tag: Tax and spending

News / World - 7 years ago

Are the French hit especially hard by fuel taxes?

Despite a backdrop of riots against high fuel levies in France, European commission data shows that taxes on all petrol products have actually fallen in the last two years across the eurozone. The level has fallen from almost 70% of the cost for con...

News / World - 8 years ago

How Labour and Tory duo teamed up to win tax haven U-turn

Margaret Hodge and Andrew Mitchell were quick to recognise they could succeed in forcing the government to act on financial secrecy in the overseas territories if they joined forces. The veteran backbenchers have known each other since the 1980s and...