Mayor Johnson says top bankers fleeing from London over taxes

Saturday, January 16th 2010 - 07:04 UTC

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Thousands of high-earning bankers will flee London because of the Government's taxation policy, Mayor Boris Johnson has warned. He has written to Chancellor Alistair Darling asking for a meeting to discuss his introduction of a 50p income tax rate for top earners and a temporary 50% levy on banking bonuses over £25,000. Read full article

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geo
location is not important !
the main problem is - the volumization- of British Banks.
think a country is about -- 1.9 trillions Euro GDP- which has only exportings like ..British Accented Speakers on foreign TV...Football Clubs..
but has -- 7 trillions £ assets(ed)--Banks
Jan 16th, 2010 - 03:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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gong
Britons are very “ opportunist”..they have used the disarmings of
French and Germans inside of NATO structure ..
but there, too many kinds other weapons that they know or not ..
Jan 16th, 2010 - 03:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ed
Geo forgot to say that one more exporting item ..which is “packaged
media lies”..They need the lies to exploit others..to stance.
NATO 's other all members( non Anglo-Saxons) have miserable conditions !
Jan 16th, 2010 - 05:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jupiter
Hong Kong is finished ! hurrah DUBAI ..hurrah DUBAI ...!
Jan 16th, 2010 - 05:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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owl
jupiter ..haven't you hear that DUBAI finished ?
hurrah PAPUA NEW GUINEA ..hurrah PAPUA NEW GUINEA (likely).
Jan 16th, 2010 - 06:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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tarzan
BOO !!!! 7 trillions where is justice !?
my GDP (revenue) annualy is 250.000 $...I want to have a
*1 million$* Bank or Bank Share or Banking Accounts at Swiss..Luxembourg..Off Shore of course by tax exemptions ..
Jan 16th, 2010 - 07:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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owl
i agree with Gong and Ed.. coward French and Germans are in deep crisis
but they are voice out on the Anglo-Saxon yoked Media.. Why? ..becouse
they have no weighty Military Powers.
Jan 16th, 2010 - 10:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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tunaboy
I am writing from a poor Nato country.
no any Democracy at here.all are the factotum of gay Pentagon.
TV s are directed by Anglo-Saxons as Owl said.
British and accented speakers do in all TV channels. all said are lie.
Jan 16th, 2010 - 11:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jupiter
owl !!! our hope is the human eating human there to make rid of
Britons in Papua New Guinea.
Jan 16th, 2010 - 11:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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tarzan
the only solution is ::::: the fragmentation of
{( UQ) -United Queendom} together with US.
Jan 16th, 2010 - 11:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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orca
We have a small Bentonite Mine , once a day a few Britons came
to us and proposed a barter with their a Fifth (5.) League Team.
We had expelled them.
Jan 16th, 2010 - 11:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ed
dishonest Britons have some “commodity exchange markets ”!!
there should be seized them step by step !!
Jan 16th, 2010 - 11:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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exocet82
They are welcome in Argentina!
Jan 18th, 2010 - 09:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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gong
bien hallado !
Jan 18th, 2010 - 06:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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geo
UQ 's -- United Queendom-- total international investment position :
( Britishland)
output ( assets) : 6.660 trillions £
direct investment : 1.050 trillions £
portfolio : 1.900 trillions £
debts : 1.220 trillions £
other : 3.600 trillions £

input ( liabilities) : 6.750 trillions £
direct investment : 0.680 trillion £
portfolio : 2.300 trillions £
debts : 1.600 trillions £
other : 3.700 trillions £
Jan 18th, 2010 - 06:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ed
worker bees work well around the Queen ( once who was my dreams' bee)
Jan 18th, 2010 - 10:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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