Banks offsetting losses make levy "small change", says TUC report

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Banks offsetting losses make levy "small change", says TUC report

UK banks will avoid paying £19 billion ($30 billion) tax on future profits by offsetting their losses, incurred during the financial crisis, against their tax bills, despite being bailed out by the taxpayer to the sum of £850 billion, says a report by the TUC.

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