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Economy

Australian government forced to think again on backpacker tax

The Australian government has said it will look again at a planned tax hike for foreign travellers who work in the country after farmers complained it has created a shortage of fruit pickers.

17/05/2016

Economy

Anger over austerity: Third day of rallies in Greece over pensions and tax reforms

The Greek capital saw a third day of rallies as the parliament prepared to vote on a series of reforms including tax hikes and pension cuts. Athens is hoping to push through the reforms required by th

08/05/2016

Europe News

Whistleblowers "essential for democracy" says LuxLeaks lawyer

Antoine Deltour is the man at the heart of one of the biggest scandals of the last few years. He is going on trial in Luxembourg accused of having

26/04/2016

Luxembourg

Trial begins of 'LuxLeaks' whistleblowers

Two former employees of the accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) go on trial today in Luxembourg along with a French journalist. Antoine

25/04/2016

Economy

How abolishing taxes saved a dying Hungarian village

A world away from Panama, the sleepy eastern Hungarian village of Komlóska has become a kind of tax haven to survive, eliminating local taxes to bring in more than 100 companies.

22/04/2016

Europe News

EU tells big firms to be more transparent on tax

EU regulators have called on major multinationals to be more transparent in their tax dealings. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm

12/04/2016

World News

Putin's friend explains funds listed in the Panama Papers

Cellist Sergei Roldugin says he uses the cash to support Russian music and cultural projects

11/04/2016

World News

Germany and New Zealand react to Panama Papers leak

German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, has waded into the Panama Papers controversy by suggesting that offshore registers should be created that name company owners which are then shared internati

11/04/2016

World News

David Cameron releases tax returns in bid for transparency after Panama Papers leaks

David Cameron has released a summary of his tax returns from the last six years. Amongst other details, they show the British Prime Minister paid

10/04/2016

World News

Protesters call for David Cameron to resign

UK PM vows to learn the lessons of the last week

09/04/2016

Economy

Europe Weekly: Panama Papers and Ukraine referendum

The Panama Papers leaks had implications for politicians across Europe – from those whose names came up in the dossiers, to those who had already

08/04/2016

World News

Panama Papers: leak firm founder Fonseca says information 'taken out of context'

Information leaked in the so-called Panama Papers scandal has been taken out of context according to a a founding partner of Mossack Fonseca, the

06/04/2016

World News

Iceland's PM refuses to resign over Panama Papers scandal

Under mounting pressure from the opposition, Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson is adamant he has no plans to resign over the Panama

04/04/2016

Economy

UK sugar tax gets sour response

There has been an angry reaction to a new tax on high-sugar drinks in Britain with complaints they are being unfairly targeted as many other foods and drinks contain unhealthy levels of sugar.

17/03/2016

Business Series

Facebook's UK tax bill could jump from thousands to millions

Changes in the way Facebook does business could mean it has to pay millions more in tax in Britain as it no longer shifts some profit offshore.

04/03/2016

Business Series

India chasing Vodafone in tax dispute over Hutchison deal

India's tax office is pushing for billions in a dispute with Vodafone, even though the matter is the subject of an international arbitration process.

17/02/2016

Business Series

IKEA accused of avoiding paying tax in Europe

EU regulators are to examine claims by Green party lawmakers that Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has avoided paying at least one billion euros in taxes in Europe.

15/02/2016

Economy

New EU rules to stop businesses using legal loopholes to pay less tax

The EU is proposing new rules aimed at reducing annual tax losses of up to 70 billion euros from companies like Google, Amazon, Starbucks and Apple using aggressive tax avoidance.

28/01/2016

Europe News

EU's Vestager pushes on with corporate tax probes

Margrethe Vestager, the European competition commissioner, is set to go after corporate giants found to be not paying their fair share of tax.

27/01/2016

Business Series

Google UK tax deal sparks anger

Some UK politicians have spoken out against a back tax deal under which it will pay what has been called a "derisory" sum to settle claims covering a 10-year period.

25/01/2016