Gordon Brown seeking international agreement on tax
The Guardian has started a campaign titled "Tax Gap" - see http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/series/tax-gap
. Picking up on the campaign the Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg,
pressed the Prime Minister Gordon Brown on the issue of tax paid by
British companies at Prime Minister Questions and called on the Brown
to ensure that British companies paid British taxes. In response
Gordon Brown said it “needs not only the efforts that we are making to
clamp down on tax avoidance and tax evasion, but an international
agreement.”
For further reporting see:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/04/international-information-tax-avoidance
Sources: Hansard, 4 Feb. 2009, col. 840 and The Guardian]
Harriet Harman launches inquiry into bank executives’ bonuses and gender equality Harriet
Harman has expressed concern that “men get paid on average 40% more per
hour than women in the financial services industry”, despite women
making up nearly half of the workforce (49%). This is the highest
gender pay gap for any industry in the UK and compares with a national
average of 22.6%. The Equality and Human Rights Commission will conduct
an inquiry into the male dominated culture at the top of the finance
industry, the gender pay gap and reports of sex discrimination in the
industry, and make practical recommendations later this year. [Source:
Government Equalities Office Press Release, 9 Feb. 2009]
PM launches “Road to London Summit” with call for global economic cooperation
Harriet
Harman has expressed concern that “men get paid on average 40% more per
hour than women in the financial services industry”, despite women
making up nearly half of the workforce (49%). This is the highest
gender pay gap for any industry in the UK and compares with a national
average of 22.6%. The Equality and Human Rights Commission will conduct
an inquiry into the male dominated culture at the top of the finance
industry, the gender pay gap and reports of sex discrimination in the
industry, and make practical recommendations later this year. [Source:
Government Equalities Office Press Release, 9 Feb. 2009]
PM launches “Road to London Summit” with call for global economic cooperation
The
Prime Minister has called for a global deal on the world economy, with
all countries and continents taking coordinated action to tackle the
worldwide recession and the credit crunch, as he launched the Road to
the London Summit document at Downing Street. The Prime Minister’s
statement followed meetings with the Heads of the IMF and World Bank.
[Source: Downing Street website 18 Feb.2009]
