HMRC and Google (Settlement) Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

HMRC and Google (Settlement)

Marie Rimmer Excerpts
Monday 25th January 2016

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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As a percentage of tax liability, the tax gap has been falling. Corporation tax avoidance, or corporate avoidance, has been falling at an even faster rate.

Marie Rimmer Portrait Marie Rimmer (St Helens South and Whiston) (Lab)
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Will the Minister comment on the effectiveness of the OECD’s current BEPS proposals in responding to the globalisation of business? What would the impact have been on the situation in which we currently find ourselves with Google and HMRC had those proposals been implemented?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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The hon. Lady asks a very good question. We are in the process of implementing those recommendations. The BEPS process is more closely aligning economic activity with taxing rights. That is the direction in which we believe we should go. Having led the way in getting the BEPS process started, this Government want to lead the way in implementing its recommendations.