Grant Thornton's Head of Tax is Appointed To the Government's
Newly Created Forum of Tax Professionals
Francesca Lagerberg, Head of Tax at Grant Thornton has been
appointed to the panel of the Forum of Tax Professionals, the newly
created government business forum which will be chaired by the
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gaulke MP.
The Forum of Tax Professionals was first announced at the
Emergency Budget by the Chancellor to reform the framework for
developing tax policy and making tax law. It will provide a
platform for Government to listen to the needs of business through
greater consultation.
"I am delighted and honoured to have been asked to be involved
in this very important initiative. For too long businesses in the
UK have suffered from knee jerk reactions made on tax policy and I
would hope that this forum will allow for the voice of business to
be heard by policy makers so as to improve UK competitiveness, "
says Francesca Lagerberg, Head of Tax at Grant Thornton.
Francesca Lagerberg was appointed Head of Tax at Grant Thornton
in 2009 and is a past-Chairman of the Tax Faculty of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) and has
chaired its Technical Committee for three years.
Membership of the panel will initially be for two years and the
forum will meet bi-annually.
The full membership is:
Malcolm Gammie CBE QC - Research Director for the IFS Tax Law
Committee
Vincent Oratore CTA - President of the Chartered Institute of
Taxation
Chris Sanger - Global Director of Tax Policy at Ernst &
Young and Chairman of the Tax Faculty of the ICAEW
Jane McCormick - Head of Corporate Tax at KPMG
Richard Stratton - Partner at Travers Smith
Philip Baker OBE QC - Grays Inn Tax Chambers and Institute of
Advanced Legal Studies, London
Stephen Herring - Senior Tax Partner at BDO LLP
Francesca Lagerberg - Head of Tax at Grant Thornton
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