Campaign Briefing : Fair Tax

Briefing:
Campaign Briefing : Fair Tax

The Co-operative Party believes that the economy should work for the benefit of us all, rather than private profit alone. That includes recognising companies who pay their fair share of tax.
The FairTax Mark identifies those businesses that pay their fair share from those who do not. It’s been dubbed the ‘new Fairtrade’ as the latest standard for ethically-minded consumer.
The Co-operative Party was the first political party to achieve the Fairtax Mark in April 2016.
Labour & Co-operative Councillors won a change in government procurement guidance for councils, so that a company’s tax record must be considered.

Use of tax havens, and tax avoidance means that the very wealthy can often pay less tax than working people.
Britain’s top 5 co-operatives pay more UK tax than Amazon, Facebook, Apple, eBay and Starbuck combined

Contents

Pledge to support Fairtax in your council.
Make sure your council is following the Government’s new requirement on all councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland which stipulates that they must question potential suppliers on any recent history of tax evasion and avoidance.
Use the Fairtax Mark map to highlight and support those businesses already committed to FairTax

Emma Hoddinott