Starbucks unpaid tax pledge row

We are on track to implement the unprecedented commitment to pay a significant amount of tax during 2013 and 2014.

As we said at the time of Starbucks announcement, their offer of £20m was simply a PR stunt, days before our protests targeted their stores across the country.

It's not up to companies to pick and choose when, if or how much tax they pay, its up to the government to force them to pay their fair share.

This government is making a political choice to cut legal aid, public services and the welfare state rather than force companies like Starbucks, Google, Amazon or Goldman Sachs to pay up.