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Kitted out with new research into the shares, property and trusts of nearly 400 of the country's richest families, the Government will today discuss how to level the taxation playing field. Jonathan Milne reports.

Why not abolish both?

Since the pandemic, Britain has faced a novel difficulty. Official unemployment is at its lowest point since the 1970s: at 1.3 million people, or 3.8% of working-age adults.

Intellectual property wrongdoing can be costly to businesses. So what can companies do to avoid IP infringement in their supply chains?

The recently announced review of New Zealand’s lobbying sector needs to tackle questions of transparency and access if it is to make any real difference to how industries influence decision making. This includes establishing an enforceable register of lobbyists and introducing a cooling off period for former politicians before they…

National previews a hard sell approach worldwide to moving New Zealand products if it wins in October.

French President Emmanuel Macron may have pushed through his unpopular pension reform but only at great cost to his political capital, which he is now seeking to repair by offering talks with trade unions on other issues.

Mike Joy says two statistical methods used in a freshwater report are flawed

Number of working-age adults in work or job hunting is still lower than before pandemic, OECD figures show

You may have read this week that Australia’s super tax breaks are excessively generous (“well beyond any plausible purpose”) and that their costs unsustainable.

Russia’s alliance with China is becoming an increasingly one-sided affair.