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Let’s bailout the people and not tax haven billionaires

Moves in France, Denmark and Poland to ban tax haven companies from coronavirus bailouts are a start, but don’t go far enough.

The UK should play hard ball with help only given as a priority to workers, not billionaire owners. Politicians should also insist companies stop using tax havens; lift the lid on clever accounting tricks; and end the mystery of who owns these businesses.

Read a comment piece by our Executive Director, Robert Palmer, about this issue in the Independent .