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City hits back at 'misguided' criticism of tax change

Changes mean domestic banks will no longer have to pay UK corporation tax on foreign branches, but how much will they save?

Depending on who you ask, it is either the biggest corporate tax cut in living memory, or no big deal.

Under new tax rules to be finalised in the March budget, UK firms will no longer have to pay UK corporation tax on profits from overseas branches. Instead they will only have to pay local rates in the countries where they operate.

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