MEPs want to question Osborne on 'bad' Google tax deal - BBC News
European MPs want George Osborne to explain the "very bad deal" that UK tax authorities have struck with Google.
The call adds to pressure on the chancellor from within the UK.
Google agreed last week to pay £130m in back tax to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with an official saying that that was the "full tax due in law",
But the vice chair of a European tax committee said the deal showed the UK was preparing "to become a kind of tax haven to attract multinationals".
French MEP Eva Joly said the settlement was "bad news for everybody" and told Radio 4's Today programme that MEPs would call the chancellor to appear before them.
The call adds to pressure on the chancellor from within the UK.
Google agreed last week to pay £130m in back tax to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with an official saying that that was the "full tax due in law",
But the vice chair of a European tax committee said the deal showed the UK was preparing "to become a kind of tax haven to attract multinationals".
French MEP Eva Joly said the settlement was "bad news for everybody" and told Radio 4's Today programme that MEPs would call the chancellor to appear before them.
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