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Tuesday, April 05, 2011 Posted by Jake 1 comment Labels: , , , ,
Posted by Jake on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 with 1 comment | Labels: , , , ,

Reality: Barclays admitted that of the £2billion taxes they took credit for, only £113m was corporation tax. The rest was taxes paid by their staff - the vast majority of whom would remain in the UK even if Barclays shifted its HQ overseas. 


The Independent Banking Commission's interim report, in April 2011, stated that only £3billion of financial services tax contribution can easily be moved out of the UK.  That is less than 1% of UK tax takings.






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  1. January 2012, AON (big US insurer) relocates to London.

    "At the same time, Aon will change its legal jurisdiction of incorporation from Delaware - a state in the US where many companies are based for disclosure purposes - to England."
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16548595

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