The Catalonia region in Spain, which includes the city of Barcelona, has become the latest jurisdiction to introduce a tax on sugary drinks, in a bid to raise around €40m (£35m) and cut rising levels of obesity

Stephen Barclay, a former head of anti money laundering operations at Barclays retail bank and a previous member of the public accounts committee (PAC), has been named as economic secretary to the Treasury

The Charity Commission has used new powers to disqualify Mountstar, sole trustee of the Cup Trust, which was used in a £46m tax avoidance scheme, and is also considering regulatory action against the directors of the company which is registered in the British Virgin Islands

The Canadian tax authorities have revealed they are collaborating with the UK on an ongoing international investigation into an alleged so-called ‘carousel’ tax fraud scheme which put over $50m (£30m) of tax at risk

The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) has lost the final stage of a legal argument over whether Gibraltar and the UK can be treated as a single EU member for some aspect of EU law, with a ‘single entity’ ruling from the European Court of Justice (CJEU) which also throws doubt on the territory’s hopes of establishing a special status post-Brexit

In the days after the election and resulting hung parliament, tax issues will hardly be top of the agenda for the government, which will stoke uncertainty for tax advisers facing the impending introduction of Making Tax Digital and a raft of tax measures from loss relief to interest deduction only in draft form. Dawn Register, tax dispute resolution partner at BDO calls for swift action to create tax clarity for business

In HMRC's ever growing arsenal of anti-avoidance measures, the targeted anti avoidance rule (TAAR) can only apply if the taxpayer is liquidating and not selling their business, explains Pete Miller, director of The Miller Partnership, but advisers and businesses need to make sure they understand the potential tax liability of capital distributions

ICAEW harbours 'considerable' doubts over the viability of the current Making Tax Digital timetable following the disruption of the general election, the institute has told CCH Daily

Prosecutors in Spain have filed a lawsuit against Portuguese Real Madrid player, Cristiano Ronaldo, for an alleged €14.7m (£12.5m) tax fraud between 2011 and 2014

Saudi Arabia has begun introducing a new tax regime, including an annual tax on expatriate hires and so-called ‘sin taxes’ on soft drinks and tobacco, in a move to boost the country’s revenues amid weak oil prices

Plans to start quarterly reporting under Making Tax Digital could come up against stiff opposition under the new Conservative minority government, as the reshuffle sees top jobs at the Treasury changing hands and a hollowing out of expertise on the intricacies of HMRC's tax digitisation plans, reports Sara White

Mel Stride, Conservative MP for central Devon, has been named as financial secretary to the Treasury, succeeding Jane Ellison who lost her seat at the recent general election