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David Cameron releases tax returns in bid for transparency after Panama Papers leaks

David Cameron has released a summary of his tax returns from the last six years. Amongst other details, they show the British Prime Minister paid

10/04/2016

World News

Protesters call for David Cameron to resign

UK PM vows to learn the lessons of the last week

09/04/2016

Economy

Europe Weekly: Panama Papers and Ukraine referendum

The Panama Papers leaks had implications for politicians across Europe – from those whose names came up in the dossiers, to those who had already

08/04/2016

World News

Panama Papers: leak firm founder Fonseca says information 'taken out of context'

Information leaked in the so-called Panama Papers scandal has been taken out of context according to a a founding partner of Mossack Fonseca, the

06/04/2016

World News

Iceland's PM refuses to resign over Panama Papers scandal

Under mounting pressure from the opposition, Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson is adamant he has no plans to resign over the Panama

04/04/2016

Economy

UK sugar tax gets sour response

There has been an angry reaction to a new tax on high-sugar drinks in Britain with complaints they are being unfairly targeted as many other foods and drinks contain unhealthy levels of sugar.

17/03/2016

Business Series

Facebook's UK tax bill could jump from thousands to millions

Changes in the way Facebook does business could mean it has to pay millions more in tax in Britain as it no longer shifts some profit offshore.

04/03/2016

Business Series

India chasing Vodafone in tax dispute over Hutchison deal

India's tax office is pushing for billions in a dispute with Vodafone, even though the matter is the subject of an international arbitration process.

17/02/2016

Business Series

IKEA accused of avoiding paying tax in Europe

EU regulators are to examine claims by Green party lawmakers that Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has avoided paying at least one billion euros in taxes in Europe.

15/02/2016

Economy

New EU rules to stop businesses using legal loopholes to pay less tax

The EU is proposing new rules aimed at reducing annual tax losses of up to 70 billion euros from companies like Google, Amazon, Starbucks and Apple using aggressive tax avoidance.

28/01/2016

Europe News

EU's Vestager pushes on with corporate tax probes

Margrethe Vestager, the European competition commissioner, is set to go after corporate giants found to be not paying their fair share of tax.

27/01/2016

Business Series

Google UK tax deal sparks anger

Some UK politicians have spoken out against a back tax deal under which it will pay what has been called a "derisory" sum to settle claims covering a 10-year period.

25/01/2016

United Kingdom

UK: Google pays back tax millions but critics lash out

Internet giant Google has agreed to pay a decade’s worth of back taxes in Britain, amid claims that it and other multinationals have been avoiding

23/01/2016

Economy

Pain at the petrol pumps for motorists despite oil prices tumbling

The theory of cheap oil for the motorist. How does it work – or does it? Tumbling prices and a global glut but not at the pumps. Percentage price

13/01/2016

Europe News

EU orders Belgium to claw back extra taxes from major firms

EU regulators have told Belgium to claw back 700 million euros in extra taxes after they ruled 35 multinationals had benefitted from an illegal tax

11/01/2016

World News

Greek drivers surrender car plates to avoid heavy taxation

Greek car drivers queue with their car number plates at tax offices around the country. When they hand over the plates to authorities, they will

29/12/2015

United Kingdom

UK: investment banks pay little or no tax, analysis shows

Seven of the biggest investment banks operating in London paid little or no tax in Britain last year, despite reporting billions of dollars in

23/12/2015

Europe News

Ten eurozone governments strike partial deal on transaction tax

Ten eurozone countries have agreed on some aspects of a harmonised tax on financial transactions. They want to finalise a deal by the middle of next

08/12/2015

Europe News

EU opens McDonald's tax probe

The European Commission has opened an investigation into the tax affairs of fast food giant McDonald’s. EU competition officials will look at the

03/12/2015

Economy

Greek parliament approves reform bill

The Greek parliament has approved reforms needed to unlock two billion euros of bailout aid. However several measures still have to be agreed with

06/11/2015