Review of 2013: what happened in the news in May

Sarah Coles

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Tax was the hot topic of the month, with profitable multi-national companies seemingly escaping high tax bills, individuals being hit with a new kind of fine, and the latest Tax Freedom Day in almost a decade.

However, it wasn't all bad news...
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