HSBC, Tax Avoidance - and Faith?

Basden, A

Abstract

The HSBC bank has been criticised for helping its clients avoid paying tax. Stephen Green, in charge of HSBC at the time, is an ordained Christian priest. Whether or not he knew what was going on, it is right to help the rich avoid paying tax? It is moral? Is it in line with the Christian - or any other - faith?

I share Stephen Green's Christian faith but I approach such questions from a multi-aspectual point of view - which incidentally helps me see why Stephen Green's book, Good value, is somewhat limited in its outlook.

Citation

Basden, A. (2015). HSBC, Tax Avoidance - and Faith?

• Other Type: Other
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jul 7, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Related Public URLs: http://blogs.salford.ac.uk/business-school/hsbc-tax-avoidance-faith/