“Although governments are united in their desired outcome to reap undeclared assets, their approach is far from uniform.” -- Tara Loader Wilkinson
Tuesday, 9th February 2010
An alleged 41-year-old billionaire has posted a $43,800 (€31,411) advertisement in the Chongqing municipality of China, seeking a pretty-looking woman aged between 23 and 30, fluent in English along with being good-natured, according to a report in The Times of India.
"And she must at least be able to understand the poetry", the China Daily reported.
Banks have never been shy of firing staff at the merest whiff of a downturn. First the fat, then the muscle and finally the bone. In the past, cuts have been so deep that firms have found it hard to benefit when the markets rebounded, paying over the odds to restaff at speed. Such wild oscillations in staffing numbers are known as “doing a Merrill”.
The world is becoming smaller for tax evaders. In the wake of the financial crisis, governments across Europe have been scrambling to raise their tax revenues to help fund budget deficits.
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