§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the co-ordination of corporate taxation within the European Union. [157117]
§ Dawn PrimaroloI have been asked to reply.
The Government's view is that fair tax competition is the way forward for Europe, not tax harmonisation. The Government will not support any action at European level that would threaten jobs and investment or damage the competitive position of British business.