MPs write to premier over BVI proposals for new register of who owns firms registered on islandsThe British Virgin Islands (BVI) have been accused of a “shameful” attempt to avoid a crackdown on financial crime, in a...
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Read MoreThe companies may now face fines and a ban on selling their land, the government has saidAlmost 13,000 offshore companies holding UK property have failed to declare their ultimate owners and may now face fines and a ban on...
Read MoreImminent deadline to sign up to Companies House register aimed at flushing out secretive owners will be missed by many firmsThousands of offshore companies with UK properties are still not publicly declaring their ultimate...
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Read MoreExclusive: Labour vows to end ‘Tory procurement racket’ and reward firms that pay taxes responsiblyOne in every six public procurement contracts issued by the government over a five-year period were won by businesses...
Read MoreSpokesperson for chancellor’s wife says she has no plans to say where she pays tax on overseas incomeToday’s politics news – live updatesRishi Sunak’s wife pays £30,000 a year to secure her...
Read MorePlans first announced under David Cameron would strip secrecy from offshore ownership including by senior Russian figuresAs the government acts to squeeze Russian oligarchs in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of...
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