by Mike Lewis | Jan 14, 2026
Yesterday (13 January) Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee grilled HMRC’s chief and senior staff about their efforts to tackle tax avoidance, evasion and debt. MPs referenced TaxWatch research and investigations in questions about corporate tax reliefs,...
by Mike Lewis | Nov 26, 2025
Budget’s third-largest tax pledge relies on UK tax authority that is suffering from recruitment delays and unfinished IT systems Just 26 of 6,700 extra compliance/debt staff promised by Chancellor are so far in post Decision to retain tax on digital...
by Mike Lewis | Nov 19, 2025
What is Rachel Reeves’ second-biggest revenue-raising policy so far? As well as being a question for the most niche pub quiz ever, It’s something that would be near-impossible to guess from the public debate in the run up to this year’s Autumn...
by Mike Lewis | Nov 5, 2025
Read full analysis A tax deal for US multinationals backed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves could potentially hand US companies a $40 billion annual tax break next year, including around $6 billion for US tech giants, according to new analysis from TaxWatch. The UK...
by Mike Lewis | Oct 17, 2025
A single large pharmaceutical company has received a £3.4 billion tax cut – including £486 million in 2024 alone – from a little-scrutinised tax incentive which is supposed to stimulate innovation and jobs in the UK, even though that company has cut UK...
