Margaret Hodge and Andrew Mitchell criticise ‘dither and delay’ that they say protects corruption and conflictOpen registers are only way to stop dirty moneyThe UK’s offshore financial centres must fall in...
Read MorePay-as-you-go simcard seller often filed late returns, had accounts queried by auditors and was embroiled in eight-year VAT battleLycamobile, a telecoms company that has given more than £2m to the Conservative party, has...
Read MoreAllwyn parent company says deal to buy 3% stake in Czech gas facility will cut final link with Kremlin-controlled energy firmThe billionaire owner of Allwyn, the company that runs the national lottery, will sever his last...
Read MoreExclusive: Russian customs records suggest firm owned by major Tory donor kept supplying machines after ‘voluntary pause’The British digger maker JCB, owned by the billionaire Bamford family, continued to build and...
Read MoreFirms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendanceDozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition...
Read MoreDespite UK government outrage the ‘legal loopholes remain and operator has been let off the hook’, says joint statementUnions have called for proper legal protection for seafarers on the second anniversary of the...
Read MoreShadow chancellor Rachel Reeves tells business summit of measures to boost investment, productivity and certaintyLabour will not raise corporation tax above its current rate of 25% during the next parliament, the party has...
Read MorePowers bestowed by the Criminal Finances Act 2017 are not being used effectively, say criticsHMRC has not charged a single company under landmark legislation passed six years ago to crack down on corporate tax evasion.Critics...
Read MoreMultinationals in particular hiked prices far above rise in costs to deliver an outsize impact on cost of living crisis, report concludesProfiteering has played a significant role in boosting inflation during 2022, according to...
Read MoreAdapting business laws to include benefits other than profit in decision-making could add £149bn to UK economy, says Demos thinktankBritain’s economy could receive a £149bn boost from a change to UK business...
Read MoreGambling giant Entain reaches deal over past practice at company it owned in TurkeyThe owner of Ladbrokes and Coral has agreed to pay almost £600m to settle an investigation into alleged bribery at a business it owned in...
Read MoreTaxWatch analysis estimates British arms of seven major tech firms paid £750m in corporation tax instead of possible £2.8bnThe UK might have missed out on as much as £2bn in tax in 2021 from big tech companies...
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