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Make your council take fair tax action

Today we’re launching a new campaign  – and we need your help.

Have you ever wondered how much your local council is paying to companies with links to tax havens?

Research by The Fair Tax Foundation found that £37.5bn of public contracts were won by companies with links to tax havens between 2014 – 19 alone.

And although the UK Government has closed many tax avoidance loopholes in recent years, an estimated £17bn of corporation tax receipts are still going astray as a result of profit-shifting alone. This is where multinational firms exploit gaps in tax rules to move profits to low or no-tax locations.

This must end.

We’re demanding councils sign-up to a fair tax standard, so that no money goes to companies associated with tax havens.

Ask your council to stop buying services from tax dodging companies. It only takes 1 minute:

Local authorities can play a key role in addressing tax dodging companies.​

​ Some councils have already signed-up , but the vast majority have not.