When the Budget is announced next Wednesday, we will all be asked to make sacrifices in order to deal with our economic problems.
At the same time many multinational companies continue to avoid billions in taxes every year. In spite of tough talk on cracking down on tax-dodging, the Government is planning on opening a new tax loophole that will make it easier for multinationals to avoid paying their bills.
ActionAid estimates that developing countries could lose £4bn while the Treasury’s own figures show the UK will lose £1bn a year. When companies dodge taxes it is ordinary people who pick up the bill.
When the changes are debated in Parliament, I’m calling on our MPs to make sure the Government rethinks its plans.
FEROZA BALDICK, Barrington Close, Oxford
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