Barclays boss forced to defend the bank's tax affairs

Move up and down Diamond, boss of Barclays stack was strained to take a step someplace he will maintain to defend the bank's burden affairs similar to it was found with the aim of more than 300 subsidiaries of the stack are in the burden haven area.

The chief executive was fixed inedible guard whilst he was asked not far off from the perception of the stack by the Labour MP Chuka Umunna. He asked him not far off from why is the make up of Barclays so complicated and has got close to selected 1,000 companies under its umbrella all across the globe. They were mutually throughout a highly charged consideration with the aim of was called by the Treasury Select Committee.

Clothed in the last part he was strained to endure with the aim of he did not know not far off from why such a gadget is near. He was besides asked to tell as to how many subsidiaries the stack has in the Cayman Islands and besides Isle of operate.

He besides thought with the aim of he can assure the the system with the aim of in rebuff way the stack was evasion taxes.

Clothed in retort to this, Umunna pointed barred with the aim of Diamond was exonerate as to pardon?, someplace and how much of 'tax avoidance' was taking place by the stack. He preferred to call it as 'tax efficiency'.