The recent Google, Amazon and Starbucks scandals in Britain have shown that loopholes for multinationals to avoid tax need to be closed, says Christian Aid.
Leaders working on an anti-poverty plan, including David Cameron, have been told to ensure it helps poor countries collect the tax billions they are owed.
The Government has missed an opportunity to use tax reform to help reduce developing countries’ reliance on aid, says Christian Aid in response to the budget.
Christian students applauded staff in a Manchester branch of Costa after the company paid its taxes, but vowed to keep up pressure on corporate tax avoiders.
Commenting ahead of the publication of the Public Accounts Committee’s new report on tax avoidance in the UK, Christian Aid has called for decisive action.
An international pacifist network based in London have agreed to hand over five years’ worth of unpaid taxes to the UK government – under strong protest.