Vodafone wins UK anti-avoidance tax battle

British-based mobile phone group Vodafone on Friday won a test-case tax battle which means it does not have to pay extra corporation tax to the UK government on its Luxembourg-based subsidiary. Mr Justice Edward Evans-Lombe ruled in Vodafone's favour in the High Court battle which could save the mobile phone group billions of pounds. Vodafone had made a provision of 2.2 billion pounds ($4.4 billion) in case it lost the case. The UK government can appeal the decision.