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January 2012
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Consultation on the UK Patent Box proposal: a response
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This is a response to the UK Government's consultation on the introduction and implementation of a Patent Box - HMT and HMRC, Consultation on the Patent Box, June 2011.

We discuss some of the design principles for a UK Patent Box as set out in the consultation document with reference to the stated aims of the policy and the principles that a good tax system should not be unduly complex or unnecessarily distort decisions.

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