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Corporation tax in a globalised economy
Corporation tax is rarely out of the news at the moment. It is a subject that raises plenty of debate in the business world over the best way to raise revenue without interfering with the competitiveness of British industry.

This conference provided a forum for experts to influence the government in delivering a competitive corporate tax system that will allow businesses to thrive.

Experts who attended included:

Phil HammondPhilip Hammond MP, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury




Vince CableDr Vince Cable MP, Liberal Democrats deputy party leader, shadow chancellor, Liberal Democrats



Richard LambertRichard Lambert, director-general, CBI
Download Richard Lambert's speech (PDF 74KB)





Stephen Timms MPStephen Timms MP, financial secretary to the Treasury




Robert Chote, director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Download Robert Chote's presentation (PDF 87KB)

Jeffrey Owens, director of OECD Centre for Taxation and Administration
Download Jeffrey Owens' presentation (PDF 87KB)

Mr Edward Kleinbard, chief of staff, the Joint Committee of Taxation
Download Edward Kleinbard's report (PDF 519KB)

Mr Phillip Gillett, former group vice-president Tax and Treasury ICI plc and chair, CBI Tax Committee
Download Phillip Gillett's speech (PDF 88KB)

Philip Kermode (Acting director, Taxation and Customs Union Directorate General) European Commission
Download Philip Kermode's presentation (PDF 88KB)

Mr Malcolm Gammie QC, research director, Tax Law Review Committee
Chris Morgan, head of International Corporate Tax, KPMG
Professor Judith Freedman, Professor of Taxation Law at Oxford University and Director of Legal Research at the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation
Rachel Griffith, deputy research director, Institute of Fiscal Studies
Anne Duncan, CEO, YellowFin Ltd
Professor Michael Devereux, director of the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation


Important topics included:
  • What business wants from a corporate tax system
  • How corporate taxation affects the economy
  • Delivering a competitive corporate tax system
  • Developing a corporate tax strategy
  • Tax and the growing firm
  • Improving the legislative and policy process
  • International dimensions of corporate taxation


  • Contact information:
    Email: sara.draper@cbi.org.uk

    Tel: 020 7395 8089
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