Part of Finance (No. 2) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:00 pm on 19 October 2010.
Chris Leslie
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
5:00,
19 October 2010
I am not familiar with that treaty and I do not have it to hand, but I am told by the Institute of Chartered Accountants that there is a risk if we look simply at the arrangements of parent companies, which can often be relatively dormant operations that contain other firms that are active. I am making a specific point about whether we should use the phrase “enter into contracts” or “do business” in the Bill, because if the matter is challenged in court and the interpretation goes the wrong way, that could unpick many aspects of legislation.