The representatives of big business, including the big accountancy firms, have been scurrying in and out of politicians’ offices trying to persuade them that getting companies to pay their fair share...
I’ve just returned from the 2013 World Social Forum in Tunis, where tax avoidance took centre stage.I worked out that this was my ninth WSF. Since they started in 2001, I’ve only missed one....
Our friends at Oxfam have just published new research ranking the ethical approach of ten big global food companies. It’s little surprise that Associated British Foods - which is dodging its taxes in...
Wow, what a week! The launch of our new report ‘sweet nothings’, exposing tax dodging by the Associated British Food Group, has created a media frenzy. Here’s a round-up of what’s been going on this...
It’s been heartwarming to see the outrage that swept many corners of the UK when the extent of Starbucks’ tax avoidance was exposed.The company has apparently paid the UK taxman just £8.6 million on...
