Let us not forget that Spain introduced a gas price cap in power production, limits on rent increases, windfall profit taxation etc. early on did make a difference much to the annoyance of the EU and heavily criticised by neo-classical economists. Look at Germany at 6.8%.
Finance
Prem Sikka: Tax dodging must be an issue in a snap election
Organised tax avoidance by corporations and the rich is costing the UK between £34bn/35bn & £122bn each year. The money that can be used for education, healthcare, security and redistribution. Read here
Economics
Quartz: Nobody wants to pay for ultra-fast food delivery
Ultra-fast delivery startups are either folding up or leaving markets, exiting the scene just as quickly as they arrived. Read Here Photo: Lear 21 licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
EU politics
aljazeera – Catalonia: EU court says Spain should have freed Catalan MEP to take office
ECJ says Oriol Junqueras, who was sentenced to 13 years in jail over independence bid, enjoyed immunity as MEP. Read here
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