New recommendations on how the UK should lead the global fight against tax dodging should be heeded by the Government, says Christian Aid.

Christian Aid has welcomed plans to crack down on tax advisers selling aggressive tax avoidance schemes but says it will make little difference to the trillions hidden offshore.

Seventeen Catholic Bishops are calling on the European Union to tackle corporate secrecy and tax dodging which deprive the world’s poorest countries of more than £100bn a year.