Siobhan Kennedy
Google in the hot seat – but HMRC feeling the heat
Matt Brittin, Google’s boss in northern Europe, will be showing a humble face in front of MPs this morning. But it is the taxman who should face the toughest questions.
Search results for ‘UK Uncut’
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UK Uncut allowed to challenge Goldman Sachs tax deal
Tax avoidance campaigners UK Uncut win High Court permission to challenge an alleged “sweetheart” deal between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Goldman Sachs.
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UK Uncut Fortnum protesters found guilty
Ten protesters who occupied Fortnum and Mason during an anti-cuts demonstration earlier this year are found guilty of aggravated trespass.
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LIVE BLOG: latest from largest UK strike for 30 years
• Two million join picket lines at schools, hospitals, colleges • Protesters clash with police in central London • David Cameron labels strike ‘damp squib’ 22.00: Ambulance services are under “severe” pressure in London with bosses making a plea to other services for support. Deputy Director of Operations Jason Killens said: “Pressure on the ambulance…
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UK snow: effect on shoppers
Snow on the last Saturday before Christmas, traditionally one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, spells potential disaster for retailers.
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UK snow: effect on shoppers
Snow on the last Saturday before Christmas, traditionally one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, spells potential disaster for retailers.
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Europe’s anti-austerity movements: from Podemos to the SNP
The surge in support for the radical left Podemos party in Spain’s regional elections is the latest manifestation of a spectre haunting Europe: the rise of the anti-austerity movement.
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Vodafone cuts its tax bill by a fifth
Vodafone paid no corporation tax and reduced its UK tax bill by a fifth last year. The company defends its arrangements in a 3,600 word statement that Channel 4 News hears is “smoke and mirrors”.
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Winter deaths soar as protesters target energy firms
“Justice not jumpers”: crowds gather in four cities to protest against price hikes by the “big six” energy companies, as new figures show “excess winter deaths” rose by a third last year.
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What Britain wants from the G8 summit
As leaders of some of the world’s biggest economies head to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, David Cameron has put tax at the top of the agenda.
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From top taxman to Deloitte adviser: Hartnett’s new job
Less than a year ago he was Britain’s top tax official. Now Dave Hartnett is an adviser to Deloitte, a leading accountancy firm involved in the controversy over corporate tax avoidance.
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How tax avoidance became the new ‘evil’
MPs are falling over themselves to talk tough on tax. But with Google claiming tax avoidance is merely capitalism in action, lawmakers are now coming under scrutiny in the Great British tax debate.
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Siobhan Kennedy
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Amazon pays less corporation tax than it got in grants
The UK arm of internet shopping giant Amazon received more money in government grants than it paid in UK corporation tax in 2012, according to new figures revealing the internet giant’s accounts.
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Tax havens agree crackdown on tax evasion
Tax havens are to commit to disclose the bank details of British taxpayers, as campaigners challenge an alleged deal allowing Goldman Sachs to skip a multi-million-pound interest bill on unpaid tax.
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Thatcher funeral scale ‘mistake’ says bishop
The Anglican Bishop of Grantham – where Baroness Thatcher was born – questions the scale and cost of her funeral, as details of Wednesday’s service are published.
