Brexit pushing a race to the bottom on taxing the wealthy, new report finds
A new report from Greens concludes countries are creating special tax regimes to attract wealthy financiers and property tycoons away from Britain post-Brexit.
Tax justice
Green MEP accuses UK of pressuring EU to delist its Overseas Territories from tax blacklist
Molly comments on Oxfam’s latest report on the EU’s tax haven blacklist which is expected to give several UK tax havens a clean bill of health.
European Commission rule Luxembourg did not give selective tax treatment to McDonald’s but criticise company’s unfair tax practices
Molly criticises McDonalds, saying European citizens cannot stomach any more anti-social tax avoidance by corporations who dominate their daily lives.
Green MEP calls for end to ‘stranglehold’ of Big Four accountancy firms
A new report from Corporate Europe Observatory reveals how the Big Four global accountancy firms profit from selling tax dodging schemes while also advising the EU on policies to stop tax avoidance.
European Parliament votes to block ‘tax-haven Britain’
Molly has hailed today’s decisive vote in favour of a resolution on future EU-UK relations as the ‘final nail in the coffin of the Tories’ plan for creating tax-haven Britain’ post-Brexit.
Greens say false CO2 emission ratings for cars have cost UK €8bn in lost tax revenue
A new report from the Greens in Europe reveals an €8bn loss in tax revenue between 2010 and 2016 due to the gap between real life CO2 emissions from cars and the emissions in lab tests.
New tax committee to tackle unfinished work on tax justice
Molly has welcomed a new special committee in the European Parliament that will complete unfinished business on tackling financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance.
UK accused of protecting tax dodging practices of its overseas territories
The UK stands accused of blocking EU attempts to place some of its off-shore territories on an EU blacklist of tax havens.
Green MEP calls on government to stick with EU VAT regime post-Brexit as EU launches new VAT package
As EU Commission launches a more flexible VAT package, Molly calls on the government to maintain adherence to the European Union VAT regime post-Brexit.
Green action leads to investigation of IKEA for €1bn tax dodge
An investigation by Greens into a series of tax loopholes used by IKEA paved the way for a European Commission investigation announced today.
