Politics & Media: Can the UK's tax system be effectively reformed? - 24/06/13

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Channel: Islam Channel · 2014 · News & Politics

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Companies have gone to extraordinary lengths to circumvent the increasingly complex British tax system, meaning that profits made in Britain can be taxed in the Bahamas which lies in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. In this time of austerity can the system be reformed? Joining Jonathan Steele for this discussion are James Meadway, Senior Economist at New Economics Foundation; Stephen Davies, Education Director at the Institute for Economic Affairs; and Muhammed Amin a former partner and UK head of Islamic finance at Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP.

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