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Tag: Emma Seery

  • Friday, May 24th 2013 - 07:23 UTC

    British Overseas Territories tax havens hold £ 4 trillion, claims Oxfam

    Oxfam’s Emma Seery: UK Government on the side of the privileged few (Photo: BBC)

    People using tax havens have deprived governments worldwide of £100 billion in revenue, enough to end extreme poverty twice over, according to new figures published by Oxfam. The total amount of lost tax revenue is far higher than £100 billion, as the figure only includes tax dodged by individuals, and not companies.