Ed Miliband slams Google for tax avoidance
3:11 pm - May 16th 2013
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Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, speaking today on the rising cost of living and companies paying their fair share, said:
People will be shocked by the evidence that Google is going to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying their fair share of tax.
It comes on top of other firms apparently engaging in similar practices.
It is evidence of a culture of corporate irresponsibility among certain firms which is totally unacceptable.
And of course we have now seen allegations about petrol fixing as well.
It comes at a time when ordinary families are seeing services cut, their taxes rising and so many businesses are struggling to make ends meet and are actually doing the right thing and paying their fair share of taxes.
As so often under this Government, I think it is evidence of one rule for those at the top and another rule for everyone else.
David Cameron says we have to just wait for international action. He is wrong.
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Can’t we have an article on the UKUncut/HMRC case? Was looking forward to that one…
Poor old Ed Miliband jumping on a passing bandwagon yet again.
Only because the bandwagon is ‘owned’ by the billionaire bribe masters Kojak
You should know that…
Dissident re Comment 3:
Could you please say that again?
In English this time, perhaps?
Thanks.
It always amuses me when politicians get up on their hind legs and demand companies pay more tax. It is as if they do not know the companies are only taking advantage of the tax laws put on the statue books by politicians.
A G8 meeting is about to come up, Followed soon by a G20. Top of the agenda is tax havens – there will be an attempt to negotiate an international agreement to eliminate the impact of secrecy jurisdictions of countries such as Britain, USA, Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
Serious studies and reports indicate that the UK Treasury are losing about £125 billion a year that could easily be recovered if we amended OUR regulations that protect OUR tax havens.
As the largest protector of such places, the other developed countries are looking to us to start the ball rolling. If we do so then the pressure is upon the lesser villains to put their house in order, for the benefit of us all.
David Cameron is, I think, Chairman ! Perhaps the others attending would appreciate a little more information ?
David Cameron’s dad was worth £10 million. He left £2.5 million in his UK will.
£7.5 million in tax haven shares went to …. ?
Action YOU can take to Investigate Tax Havens
There is a petition “David Cameron: Resign” on Change.org.
It’s important. Will you sign it too? Here’s the link:
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/david-cameron-resign-5
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