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July 23, 2012

Global action needed on tax avoidance says Christian Aid

Christian Aid has welcomed plans to crack down on tax advisers selling aggressive tax avoidance schemes but says it will make little difference to the trillions hidden offshore.
July 3, 2012

UK is now a tax haven, says top Christian accountant

One of Britain's most well-known Christian accountants has described the UK as a tax haven for the rich in which the poor are now paying more in tax.
July 3, 2012

Methodist conference told 'UK is a tax haven'

Richard Murphy a Quaker, commentator and founder of the Tax Justice Network gave the Beckly lecture at the annual Methodist Conference yesterday (2 July)
June 22, 2012

Churches respond to new poverty measures and tax avoidance

The Joint Public Issues Team of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church in Britain and the United Reformed Church has issued a statement about the Government's new poverty measures and tax avoidance.
June 22, 2012

Corporate world should echo Jimmy Carr's tax pledge, says Christian Aid

Christian Aid has urged tax-dodging corporations to echo comedian Jimmy Carr’s apology for tax avoidance and his pledge to pay full tax in future.
May 18, 2012

Catholic bishops urge crackdown on corporate tax dodging

Catholic bishops have called on the EU to tackle corporate tax dodging. They say it deprives the world’s poorest countries of more than £100bn every year.
March 23, 2012

Not guilty: Court acquits Fortnum and Mason protesters

Eight anti-cuts protesters arrested in Fortnum and Mason last year have been found not guilty despite the conviction of other protesters on the same evidence.
March 21, 2012

Chancellor has 'failed to act' on tax evasion and avoidance

Christian Aid says that chancellor George Osborne has spoken out against tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance, but has failed to act accordingly.
March 20, 2012

Chancellor must act on tax avoidance, say churches

Three major British Churches are calling on Chancellor George Osborne to take tough action on tax avoidance in his 21 March 2012 statement.
January 26, 2012

Bishop challenges government over corporate tax-dodging

A bishop has asked questions in the House of Lords about tax avoidance by multinational corporations.