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Make post-Brexit rules more competitive for City banks, government told

Think-tanks pile pressure on the government to go further on its post-Brexit plans

The tax burden on UK banks is the highest in the world according to a new report
The tax burden on UK banks is the highest in the world according to a new report Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The government is under pressure again to ensure the City can prosper on the global stage in the wake of Brexit, including by cutting taxes on banks and loosening regulation.

Lawmakers should prioritise reforming financial services taxation and scrap any rules that put firms at a competitive disadvantage to their international peers, according to a report from think-tanks New Financial and the Atlantic Council.

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