The tax, named after the Nobel Prize-winning economist James Tobin, was originally designed to discourage volatile currency trading and also had the potential to help developing nations, but many supporters now say it is one way to ensure that banks do not take excessive risks that could trigger another financial crisis.

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It might not take much more bad news for a majority to vote that way next week.

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So when I am asked if I work at home, perhaps I should not take it as a polite way of asking me if my company is so small that I need to work out of my house, but rather if I am part of a modern organization that has its employees work from home.

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Usually, it's not a good idea to take profits, since you accelerate your tax bills that way.

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And I take responsibility for not having structured it in a way where it was all taking place in one place that could be filmed.

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That was not the way we have played our cricket this season and it will take a week or two to get over but it has still been a good year and the lads can be proud of their efforts.

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While this is an important step to take, it is not foolproof by any means because not all high mileages are recorded on paperwork that makes its way to these databases.

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