Today, the Tax Dodging Bill Campaign officially handed their petition over to UK Prime Minister David Cameron. Representatives from organisations such as The Global Poverty Project, ActionAid and Restless Development went to No.10 Downing Street to hand in the 82,000 signatures that called on the nation's political leaders to #MakeTaxFair.

Corporate tax avoidance is unfair. When it happens, nearly everyone loses out. It’s wrong that big corporations can use legal loopholes in the current system to dodge their way out of paying their fair share in tax. And it’s not just the UK that loses out to this. A lot of these corporations operate in developing countries which means that those countries lose out as well; a financial loss that can stifle progress and much needed development.

Before the General Election, David Cameron promised in the Conservative manifesto that he would tackle tax avoidance.The Queen’s Speech was an opportunity to mention Government plans to do this, but corporate tax avoidance wasn’t even mentioned. Next week, Chancellor George Osborne will announce the Summer Budget; the first since the election. This is a prime opportunity for the UK Government to tell its people exactly how they will tackle tax avoidance and keep the promise they made before the polls opened in May. Today is a reminder that global citizens expect the Government to keep their promise.

Meanwhile, just around the corner at Her Majesty’s Treasury, Chancellor George Osborne was being chased by an elephant, but more to come on that story.

Today 82,000 global citizens sent a clear message that they will no longer put up with this unfair tax avoidance practice.