If it’s fair to limit taxpayers’ expense for retirement money being set aside by “the rich,” it’s vastly more fair to limit taxpayers’ expense for Obama’s own package.
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The UK tax authority’s new target for answering calls from taxpayers is “unambitious and woefully inadequate”, according to a committee of MPs.
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A “complete lack of common sense” in the government’s handling of the West Coast Main Line rail bids will cost taxpayers at least £50m, MPs say.
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Any fines by US authorities on Royal Bank of Scotland over the Libor scandal should be met by bankers not taxpayers, the Chancellor insists.
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About 730,000 taxpayers have missed the deadline for filing their self-assessment tax returns, fewer than a year ago, HM Revenue and Customs says.
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 1, 2013) - The Harper Government is ringing in the New Year with historic public sector pension reforms that will save Canadian taxpayers $2.6-billion over the next five years.
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The work and pensions secretary says the tax credit system put in place by Labour has resulted in “a sorry story of dependency, wasted taxpayers’ money and fraud”.
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The collapse of the electrical retailer Comet has left taxpayers possibly having to pick up loses of up to £50m – half of which would fund redundancy payments.
Originally posted here: VIDEO: Taxpayers fund £50m Comet loses
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US and UK regulators release a paper explaining how they will make sure bank shareholders, rather than taxpayers, lose out if banks fail.
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An estimated £40bn is being held in Swiss bank accounts by UK taxpayers, documents accompanying the Autumn Statement show.
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