Clampdown on celebrity tax dodges masks the real problem

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Arctic Monkeys, Michael Caine, Gary Barlow, George Michael and the Beckhams; no it's not the guest list of a swanky party but just some of the individuals caught up in accusations of tax dodging and a troublesome tax avoidance scheme.

The Liberty scheme sheltered £1.2 billion of celebrities and other more mundane people's cash, sucking in much of the money between 2005 and 2009.

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