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tax dodging

March 11, 2019

EU about to whitewash the world’s worst tax havens, says Oxfam

The EU was bold to establish a tax haven blacklist but seems now to have lost its nerve, says Oxfam.
January 27, 2019

Christian Aid warns of 'dangerous' over-reliance on private sector finance for development

Christian Aid says solutions favoured by the super-rich always seem to involve further opportunities for their own enrichment.
December 5, 2018

All UK tax havens must end secrecy on company ownership, says Global Witness

UK government should require Crown Dependencies to bring in public registers of company owners to match reforms in its Overseas Territories, says Global Witness.
October 31, 2018

Christian Aid criticises Hammond's 'feeble digital tax'

Christian Aid says the Chancellor's Budget anouncement of a digital tax for large companies operating in the UK show once again that tech giants are seemingly “too powerful to tax effectively”.
October 27, 2017

Bermuda leaks show UK transparency critical for tackling large scale tax dodging

With Britain braced for yet another scandal involving its tax havens, it is time for the UK Government to stop tolerating the systematic tax dodging schemes facilitated by some of its Overseas Territories, Christian Aid has warned.
January 19, 2017

Theresa May urged to hold her nerve on tackling UK tax havens

Ministers appear to be losing their nerve in their battle against dangerous secrecy in UK tax havens, in a shift that calls into question Theresa May’s seriousness about tackling tax dodging, Christian Aid is warning.
November 22, 2016

Councils probe tax histories of companies seeking contracts

Multinationals with a record of tax dodging will find it harder to win multi-million pound contracts in future, as a growing number of councils ask more detailed questions about potential suppliers’ tax practices.
October 26, 2016

Call for UK 'get its own house in order' as MPs debate corruption

The Government has taken some welcome small steps against corruption but it has much more to do to get the UK’s own house in order, Christian Aid said yesterday as MPs debated the Criminal Finances Bill for the first time.
October 20, 2016

MPs criticise tax haven secrecy

MPs yesterday painted a damning picture of how British companies and tax havens are helping the corrupt to steal vast sums from poor countries and so undermining UK aid, in a new report welcomed by Christian Aid.
October 17, 2016

Christian Aid urges action on secrecy in UK tax havens

The Government’s Criminal Finances Bill will play a useful role in the fight against corruption, but its potential has been overshadowed by the failure to take decisive action on secrecy in UK-owned jurisdictions, says Christian Aid.