

Tax is often presented as a burden, but it shouldn’t be – not when considered against the huge array of public services it helps fund. From education, health and social care, to flood defence, roads, policing and defence. Corporate income tax also plays a crucial role in holding the whole tax system together, helping to counter financial inequalities and rebalance distorted economies.
Fair Tax Week 2026 (21–28 June) is an opportunity for businesses to step forward and say what they pay with pride, and UK councils to declare their support for the economic contribution this makes locally.
The week also serves as a platform for others to share their thoughts, and an opportunity to explore the latest data on UK public attitudes to corporate tax conduct.
Please join us to make Fair Tax Week 2026 the biggest and best yet.
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In this series for the Fair Tax Foundation, our accredited organisations tell us how the Fair Tax Mark has helped open opportunities or overcome challenges specific to their sector. Here, Lawsons Group Finance Director Chris Harrison says a sector supported by taxes should be replenishing those coffers fairly. Paying tax fairly helps builders merchants contribute to public funds that ultimately benefit the sector. Some …
In 2024, the Fair Tax Foundation and CSR Europe launched the Tax Responsibility and Transparency Index (TRTI), allowing multinational businesses to benchmark themselves against high-bar civil society frameworks, pending legislation and pioneering companies in five key areas of tax conduct. From the outset, the European Business Tax Forum (EBTF) were a key stakeholder in the development of the TRTI, alongside …
Fair Tax Mark business Ørsted have once again triumphed in Danish publication Økonomisk Ugebrev’s annual Tax Governance Rating. Securing 10 points out of a possible 12, Ørsted took first place in the large-caps category for the third year running, along with fellow renewables provider Vestas. Over the past seven years, Ørsted have achieved five first places and two second places. Each year, Økonomisk Ugebrev analyse around 120 large …