The Prince of Wales should register all his interests to prevent secrecy surrounding his private estate, a royal financial expert has warned.

The running costs of the BBC’s prestigious new headquarters at Broadcasting House are almost three-times as high as for other comparable buildings in the UK, the Whitehall spending watchdog has disclosed.

The UK arm of internet shopping giant Amazon paid corporation tax of less than £10m last year despite generating sales of £4.3 billion.

Starbucks is moving its European headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK following a row over tax avoidance.

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt will meet David Cameron next week, just days after the internet giant was mauled by a Commons committee over its tax affairs.

Its corporate motto may be “Don’t be evil” but Google was accused of being devious, calculating, and unethical as British MPs put pressure on its tax regime.

The controversial £7.7m (€8.78m) pay package awarded to Royal Bank of Scotland's boss is expected to be given the all-clear by the British government today despite a widespread backlash over the deal.

The British taxpayer could have gained “tens of millions” more from the privatisation of UK defence research firm QinetiQ, the National Audit Office (NAO) said today.