by Alex Dunnagan | May 9, 2020
Following controversy over the prospect of taxpayer funds being made available to support companies with a history of tax avoidance, there have been calls in the UK and around the world to exclude companies based in tax havens from accessing government support. Whilst...
by Alex Dunnagan | Apr 16, 2020
TaxWatch bailout tracker In response to the coronavirus outbreak, governments have announced unprecedented levels of support to businesses. In the UK it is estimated that over 50% of all large businesses are claiming government support to pay wages. The nature of this...
by George Turner | Apr 8, 2020
A new study has shown that large technology companies have historically paid more than four times in tax on their US profits than on profits made in the rest of the world. In our latest study, we looked at pre-tax profits reported by major multinational companies in...
by Alex Dunnagan | Apr 1, 2020
Gambling is big business. The boss of bet365, Denise Coates, has been in the press recently for paying herself the staggering amount of £323m (£277m in salary plus £46m in dividends) last year, the equivalent of £1.3m per working day. £235bn in bets have been wagered...
by George Turner | Mar 27, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak will not be easy for anyone – but there is no doubt that some industries and businesses are set to do well from the widespread social changes that the crisis demands. One of those industries is our supermarkets. No one can deny that...
by Alex Dunnagan | Mar 25, 2020
In an interview last week with the Italian daily “La Repubblica”, Pope Francis held tax dodgers partially responsible for the struggle Italian health services are now going through in trying to deal with covid.1 The coronavirus has hit Italy the hardest, with close to...
