Tax and mend

16 Dec 11
When the financial crisis began, governments focused on cutting spending to reduce their debts. Now attention is turning to the other side of the coin – raising revenue. Tax collection is the new mantra
By David Walker

When the financial crisis began, governments focused on cutting spending to reduce their debts. Now attention is turning to the other side of the coin – raising revenue. Tax collection is the new mantra

Estonia international Photo: Eyevine

As the global economic crisis has played out, a previously obscure public official has shuffled diffidently to the front of the political stage – not just in Greece, Italy and Spain but also here and in the US. Indeed, this is happening wherever governments are pressed for money, which is pretty much everywhere.

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