Straw set for IoM talks over 'tax haven' row

It follows comments made this week by Alistair Darling who described the IoM as a “tax haven” and said the UK Government would have to take “a long hard look” at the tax opportunities it offers. Brown says he is still waiting for a response from Darling to a letter asking for clarification of his remarks. The Chancellor told the Treasury Select Committee on Monday the Government would review its relationship with the offshore tax haven in the wake of the Icelandic banking crisis. “It is important for depositors, and the people of the Isle of Man, that Government moves forward on many lev...