Government response
HMRC response to PAC report "Tax Avoidance - Google"
HMRC has responded to a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report "Tax Avoidance - Google".
Jim Harra, Director General for Business Tax said:
Since 2010 we have collected over £23 billion in extra tax through challenging large businesses’ tax arrangements. Through tackling transfer pricing issues alone we have collected £2 billion since 2010. We relentlessly pursue businesses that don’t play by the rules; these results reflect this.
You can read more about our work on reducing tax evasion and avoidance