The British Parliament has opened up a breach in the debate on public country-by-country reporting, which would see businesses obliged to publish certain accounting data every year, such as profit made, tax paid and staff numbers.
A proposal of the European Commission to this effect has already been on the table since April. The work is still very much in its infancy at the Council, but the indifference of the member states to this issue is already well apparent. Matters will be...