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Supreme Court rules that ScottishPower's £28 million of redress payments cannot be deducted for tax

Five justices allowed HMRC's appeal over payments made to consumers and consumer organisations under four settlements with the energy regulator between 2013 and 2016, restoring the Upper Tribunal's decision.

British Journal · 22 Oct

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