I believe the tide of opinion is moving towards openness, after the Google tax affair and the release of the Panama Papers.
People in Wigan want successful companies in the UK, but they want them to pay tax fairly. Too many multinational companies seem to be choosing the tax they want to pay, rather than paying the tax they should pay, via complicated international arrangements.
We cannot have one rule for UK businesses that pay their fair share, and another for multinationals able to shift their profits around the globe. Our message to the Chancellor and the Government is – take a lead and back our amendment.
MPs from nine different parties are backing the amendment. The campaign is also supported by Tax Justice Network, Global Witness, business-led Fair Tax Mark, and key groups from the development lobby, including Oxfam, Christian Aid, Action Aid, Save the Children and CAFOD. Charities say that developing countries lose more in taxes unpaid by big business every year than they receive in aid.
MPs will have the opportunity to vote on this measure on 28th June, when the Finance Bill is debated in the House of Commons.
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