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Taxation, work and welfare
Business Forum on Tax and Competitiveness
16 July 2010
In his 2 July 2010 speech to the Centre for Business Taxation, Oxford University, the Exchequer Secretary, David Gauke MP stated;
“We must listen carefully to businesses, and to what they tell us will really encourage them to invest further in the UK.”
In this speech David Gauke announced he would create and chair a forum for business leaders to discuss ways in which the Government can improve the competitiveness of the UK's tax system, including the long-term aims of the corporate tax system.
Forum
This forum has been established as the Business Forum on Tax and Competitiveness (BTFC) and its membership is listed below.
- Andy Halford, Chief Financial Officer, Vodafone Group plc
- Deirdre Mahlan, Chief Financial Officer designate, Diageo plc
- George Culmer, Chief Financial Officer, RSA Insurance Group plc
- Simon Dingemans, Chief Financial Officer, GlaxoSmithKline plc
- Andrew Shilston, Finance Director, Rolls-Royce plc
- Mark Elborne, President and CEO, UK, Ireland and Benelux, General Electric Company
- Joe Greenwell, Chairman, Ford of Britain, Ford Motor Company
- Andew Nelson, Finance Director, Amey plc
- Mike Devereux, Director, Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation
- Simon Henry, Chief Financial Officer, Royal Dutch Shell plc
- John Cridland, Director-General, The Confederation of British Industry
- Richard Meddings, Group Finance Director, Standard Chartered bank
Terms of reference
The remit and membership of the Business Forum on Tax and Competitiveness will be reviewed every two years. The Forum terms of reference, which were agreed at the first meeting of the Forum, are now available.
BTFC meeting minutes
2012
2011
- BTFC agenda 20 October 2011 (PDF 55KB)
- BTFC minutes 20 October 2011 (PDF 82KB)
- BTFC Overview note (PDF 36KB)
- BTFC Grid - Information in this table is intended to be indicative only (PDF 96KB)
2010
- BTFC agenda 08 December 2010 (PDF 78KB)
- BTFC minutes 08 December 2010 (PDF 339KB)
- Presentation: Corporate Tax Reform (PDF 236KB)
- Presentation: UK tax competitiveness (PDF 201KB)
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