Among lots of faults, what’s with all the Fenians being portrayed as leprechauns and Guinness family as Apollo like sculptures??

I almost made it. But the Economist digital version’s ad’s were too interesting to not click on. As soon as I’ve finished booking my Turkish holiday, I’ll click back to it 😉

No problem. I’ve update the blog.

Ridiculous policy (if true). They should stop tinkering, withdraw all reduced rates and lower 20%. Then some careful targeted welfare.

In Colombia, fiscal cash registers in shops and online give you a personal vat rate based on your income

Actually, number probably needs updating to about £2.1bn as the Beeb story is 2022

It's from a BBC story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/59897048

Highly unlikely Italian VAT assessments on social media platforms will stand. Impossible to calculate - and is any tax owed to Italy or the US?

But does reflect global tax rules are soooo 20th Century

Putin is running a classic war economy, pumped up on defence spending. Mirroring late 1930s Nazi model that needs continuing aggressive expansion or faces collapse

Outrageous no Bob Paisley