In Britain, Scientology wins battle over taxes: Government forced to reimburse millions of pounds
The Church of Scientology has won a tax fight with British authorities, a victory that means the government will be forced to reimburse the millions of pounds in past payments the church has made.
After years of legal wrangling, a tax tribunal ruled August 10 that British Revenue and Customs will have to pay back at least 4.1 million pounds ($7.8 million) in taxes that the church paid while its status was in legal limbo, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.