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In the past week, the fallout from the Panama Papers leak has seen Prime Minister David Cameron publish details of his tax returns following criticism he sold shares worth £30,000 in his father's offshore investment fund shortly before being elected Prime Minister in 2010. There is nothing to suggest Mr Cameron has done anything illegal,
The Panama Papers leak has, though thrust the complex world of tax into the spotlight.
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