Posts Tagged ‘corporation tax’

tax dominoes
May
31

Lining up tax dominoes across the British Isles

Madoc Batcup argues that the economic justification for a lower rate of corporation tax in Wales is even greater than in Northern Ireland

Callaghan Square, Cardiff's emerging business district
Apr
02

Budget Special 4: Wales should be able to cut the top rate of income tax

Gerald Holtham says the chance of persuading the UK Government to lower Welsh corporation tax is about as much as finding Elvis alive in Cwmbran

Liberty_Hall_Spire_and_Custom_House_Dub-city
Apr
01

Budget Special 3: Wales needs a hand up not a hand out

Dylan Jones-Evans says the fact that Dublin is closer to Holyhead than Belfast underlines the case for Welsh discretion over corporation tax

European Court of Justice case law indicates that a lower rate of corporation tax may be permissible for west Wales and the Valleys
Mar
31
The Pico volcano, in the Azores
Oct
01

Azores give grounds for Welsh tax break

Madoc Batcup explores the prospects for lowering corporation tax in West Wales and the Valleys

Jun
29

Ieuan Wyn Jones reveals his thinking on Welsh economic renewal

Importance of linking health spending to university research and business for developing the economy stressed at Academy Health Wales conference

Osborne with the Budget
Jun
24

Budget holds out opportunities for Wales

Dylan Jones-Evans argues Wales should follow Northern Ireland in seeking a corporation tax cut to kick start economy

Mar
26

Taking stock

The IWA has just published, A Strategy for the Welsh Economy, by Dr John Ball of Swansea Metropolitan University. One of Dr Ball’s key points highlights a continued weakness in the Welsh economy: the lack of a sound financial sector and the associated difficulties of funding business and raising capital. Establishing a Wales Stock Exchange [...]