{"id":27487,"date":"2015-01-27T09:30:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T09:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=27487"},"modified":"2015-01-27T09:30:56","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T09:30:56","slug":"the-tax-dodging-bill-the-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2015\/01\/27\/the-tax-dodging-bill-the-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tax Dodging Bill – the demands"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have already mentioned the demand made by 17 NGOs today for a Tax Dodging Bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How the Tax Dodging Bill website is live<\/a> so I can link to the actual demand. In its briefing the campaign says<\/a>:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time for bolder and broader action against tax dodging. All political
\nparties can demonstrate stronger commitment to tackling these issues,
\nby pledging to introduce a Tax Dodging Bill in the first hundred days after
\nthe 2015 General Election. This Tax Dodging Bill should:
<\/i>
1. Make it harder for big companies to dodge UK taxes and make
\nsure they are not getting unjustified tax breaks by:
\n
<\/i>
a) Ensuring that foreign multinationals can\u2019t use tax havens to avoid their
\nfair share of tax in the UK;
\n
b) Rigorously reviewing tax breaks, ensuring that the full costs and
\nbenefits of all tax breaks for companies are properly reported and
\nscrapping any which cannot be justified by their benefits to the
\neconomy, society and the environment.
\n
<\/i>
2. Ensure UK tax rules don\u2019t incentivise UK companies to avoid
\ntax in developing countries:<\/p>\n

<\/i>a) Toughening up the UK\u2019s anti-tax haven rules to deter tax dodging at
\nhome and abroad and reviewing other tax rules to assess whether they
\nundermine developing countries\u2019 ability to raise vital revenue through
\ntaxation.<\/p>\n

<\/i>3. Make the UK tax regime more transparent and tougher on tax
\ndodging, by:<\/p>\n

a) Requiring companies to publish their taxes, profits and other key data
\nfor each country where they do business;
\n<\/i>
b) Toughening the tax regime, making tax avoidance schemes riskier
\nfor those promoting and benefiting from them and more costly when
\nthey fail as well as ensuring that HMRC has the means to crack down
\nharder on tax dodging.<\/i><\/p>\n

I admit I would not have written the demands like that: maybe these campaigners are more media savvy than me. But for those who want more detail that\u2019s available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And if you want to support the campaign, that\u2019s possible here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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