by George Turner | Jun 6, 2020
On 04 June the Bank of England published the names of 53 companies that had outstanding loans under the UK government’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility. The list contains a number of companies that have had links to tax havens, or have seen controversy regarding...
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 George Turner | Mar 10, 2020
The new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has had a busy month. Thrust into the hot seat as the government prepared to present its first budget since October 2018, one of the first items to hit his desk, a global pandemic. Although the world’s attention is rightly focused on...
by George Turner | Mar 2, 2020
On February 25th an opposition day motion gave MPs an opportunity to debate the issue of tax avoidance and evasion. Our research into the work of digital tech companies featured prominently in the debate. Opening the debate for the Opposition, Shadow Chancellor John...
by Alex Dunnagan | Oct 9, 2019
A report from The Guardian, Revealed: global video games giants avoiding millions in UK tax, has shown that four large companies have claimed close to half of all Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) since the scheme’s inception. The cost of Video Games Tax Relief has...
