Public 'deceived' on tax avoidance

The Treasury has allowed voters to wrongly believe that a key anti-tax avoidance measure will force multinationals like Starbucks and Amazon to pay up, peers complained.

A House of Lords committee said the general anti-abuse rule (Gaar) is a welcome move but urged ministers to correct a misconception that corporate giants would be "slapped with massive bills".
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