Friday 02 November 2012

Foreign firms could owe UK £11bn in unpaid taxes

Foreign companies, including Starbucks and Google, could be responsible for as much as £11bn in unpaid British taxes, it has been disclosed.

HM Revenue Customs document surrounded by pound coins

David Cameron has said HMRC should 'look carefully' at cases where international corporations have legally been able to pay no corporation tax Photo: Alamy

By Helia Ebrahimi

8:34PM GMT 02 Nov 2012

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Foreign firms could owe UK £11bn in unpaid taxes

Foreign companies, including Starbucks and Google, could be responsible for as much as £11bn in unpaid British taxes, it has been disclosed.

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