Cable on Pfizer bid: 'UK not tax haven'
Business Secretary Vince Cable has told MPs the government will not let Pfizer use the UK as a tax haven.
The move comes after concerns were raised by MPs about the proposed takeover of UK pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca by its US rival Pfizer.
Mr Cable said: "We see the future of the UK as a knowledge economy, not as a tax haven. Our focus is on what is best for the UK - securing great British science, research and manufacturing jobs and decision-making in the life sciences sector."
06 May 2014
- From the section Business