I trust that this story is proven not to be correct as, if it is, Barclays will deserve a hefty fine!
Onésimo Alvarez-Moro
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• Dismissed banker calls for inquiry by Revenue
• Bank says job lost through normal redundancy plan
A Barclays bank executive claims to have been made redundant after raising issues relating to one of the bank's tax avoidance schemes.
The claims are being denied by Barclays. The bank confirms that it called in outside lawyers last month to hold discussions about written allegations from the sacked banker, but says "no evidence has been found" to back them. A source familiar with the allegations said last night that the executive did not want to go public with Barclays' proprietary information but said the individual wanted an external inquiry by Revenue & Customs into the detail of the deal.
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