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Tax Avoidance: British Overseas Territories

Commons · Question 44803 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of tax avoidance associated with the Overseas Territories.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 28 Apr 2025

The inhabited Overseas Territories (OTs) are largely self-governing jurisdictions with democratically elected governments. In many OTs, responsibility for fiscal matters is devolved, including the determination of tax rates in line with international stan...