CBI supports new tax working party
Employers' body keen to help the government create an effective corporate tax system
The
CBI
has backed the government’s decision to set up a working group to look at the
competitiveness of the UK’s corporate tax system.
The government’s announcement yesterday follows hard on the heels of the
high-profile departure of two UK multi-nationals – Shire Pharmaceuticals and
United Business Media – to Ireland for tax residency purposes.
CBI director general, Richard Lambert said: ‘The CBI looks forward to working
as part of the new group to identify a clear, internationally competitive
corporate tax strategy for the UK.’
The employers’ body released a taskforce report last month revealing failure
of the UK tax system to respond to increasingly global business activity which
was creating an unsustainable regime.
