British government accused of being soft on tax avoidance

Ministers fail to stop EU taking steps to name and shame British overseas territories in tax haven blacklistThe British government has been accused of being weak on tax avoidance after failing to block the EU from taking the first step in naming and shaming its overseas territories in a tax haven blacklist.Ministers in recent weeks fought to prevent Brussels from sending of letters informing 12 countries that they would be listed unless they promised to change their tax rules. The final EU black