Consumers acting on tax avoidance

Research reveals consumers are boycotting companies avoiding tax

by The Friend Newsdesk 15th March 2013

Millions of Britons are using consumer power to boycott companies seen to be avoiding their fair share of UK tax, new research reveals.  A ComRes survey about public perceptions around tax avoidance, commissioned by Christian Aid, found that a third (thirty-four per cent) of Britons say they are currently boycotting the products or services of a company because it does not pay its fair share of tax in the UK. Almost half (forty-five per cent) say they are considering a boycott.