We've got small businesses facing the same tax rate as the multinationals, despite the fact that we know small businesses contribute far more to their communities and to society than the corporate giants. Under the last Labour and Tory governments, which reduced and then scrapped the difference in corporation tax paid by small and large businesses, small businesses have been paying a larger and larger share of corporation tax. Larger firms, meanwhile, often opt to avoid this tax altogether. They're relying on the rest of us to pay tax for the roads their delivery lorries need, the hospitals and schools their staff and customers need, and the benefits needed to supplement the low wages they pay their staff.