The SNP is calling for Google to publish its UK revenue figures going back to 2003, ahead of a grilling by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee.

The committee will take evidence on Google's controversial £130m tax settlement from Lin Homer, chief Executive of HMRC, and Matt Brittin, President of Google Europe, in Parliament on February 11.

Last week Stewart Hosie MP, the SNP depute leader and economy spokesperson, wrote to the European commissioner for competition, Margarethe Vestager, asking her to examine the settlement to and ask whether the deal represents value for the UK taxpayer.

The call will be backed on Wednesday by SNP MEPs Ian Hudghton and Alyn Smith, who have also written to the European Commissioner urging an investigation into the tax settlement.

Commenting, SNP MP Deirdre Brock, member of the Public Accounts Committee, said: "Google's controversial tax settlement has been marred by claims and counter-claims about whether it represents value for the UK taxpayer.

"That is why the SNP referred the issue to the European Commissioner and asked her if she will independently investigate this settlement to put the matter beyond doubt.

"But Google UK also has a duty to its customers across the UK to play a part in facilitating public scrutiny of their tax settlement.

"By publishing details of their revenue, it can demonstrate their commitment to open public scrutiny of the level of tax that they pay in this country.

"The Public Accounts Committee's examination of this matter next week must shed some much-needed light on this settlement, and not just add more heat to what is already a heated debate.

"By laying details of their UK revenue before the Committee in advance of their appearance, Google UK could help establish what this settlement represents in terms of marginal rate of tax paid.

"Until we have this level of transparency, the public will continue to be indignant about the potential contribution of this company to the £9.5bn contributed by large businesses to the UK's tax gap."

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