Osborne sets 15 per cent company tax target

British Chancellor wants 'supreme national effort' post-Brexit

British Chancellor George Osborne Pic: Getty

British Chancellor George Osborne has set a goal of lowering the country's corporate tax rate to 15 per cent in an effort to keep businesses investing in Britain as it prepares to leave the European Union.

Osborne, who campaigned to remain in the EU, said in an interview with the Financial Times that he accepted the result of the June 23 referendum and now wants to mitigatethe economic impact. Britain currently has a ...