New Britishvolt owner’s offices raided by police on suspicion of tax fraud

By Tom Lowe2023-06-26T09:54:00

Troubled £3.8bn project hits fresh snag following takeover by Australian firm Scale Facilitation in February

The project to build the £3.8bn Britishvolt gigafactory in Northumberland has been thrown into fresh doubt after the offices of its new Australian owner were raided by police on suspicion of tax fraud.

The Australian Federal Police attended the North Geelong officer of Scale Facilitation last Friday wearing blue gowns and gloves for the seizure of IT equipment, according to multiple reports.

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