UK introduces Economic Crime Levy to tackle money laundering
/HM Treasury has published proposals for a new tax on medium and large professional firms and financial institutions: the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy (economic crime levy). The amount of the levy will be based on the revenue of the regulated entity and its collection will be the responsibility of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Gambling Commission and HMRC. The government intends for the levy to raise about £100m a year to help meet the costs of new and upgraded capacity to tackle money laundering.
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