Tax raid on Britain's rich 'in next few weeks', Vince Cable says Asked if he favoured creating a new top council tax band - an 'I' band beyond the current 'H' - or an increase in stamp duty on large properties, Mr Cable said they were "all under discussion." Mr Cable said: "This is all under discussion - as with so many of these things the devil is in the detail and it is right we do tax wealth and it is the obvious place to go. One of the reasons it is the obvious place is that it is fairer - you can't run off to Monaco or Lichtenstein. If you want to deal with abuse of the tax system this is the best way to do it. Last month, Chancellor George Osborne said he was "going to have to ask the rich to make another contribution" but refused to provide any details on the extra levy. But he ruled out Liberal Democrat plans for tax on multi-million pound properties - or a temporary levy on the total wealth of rich Britons. He also blocked new council tax bands for more expensive properties. In Sunday's interview, Mr Cable also said he was determined to force overseas companies who operate in the UK to pay their fair share of tax - but wanted to avoid stopping them moving to this country. He said: "There is nothing more galling for small to medium-sized companies is that they are paying their tax to the British Government - and there are two ways to deal with it. It is completely unacceptable where there is systematic abuse taking place. Britain was pushing for a "combination of action at an international level and a crack down here" by further scrutiny of international companies accounts in the UK. There has been outrage in recent weeks after it emerged that using legal loopholes Starbucks paid just £8.6million in tax in Britain since opening its first outlets 14 years ago. Caffe Nero, the high street coffee bar chain, has defended its business's tax affairs after the company's annual accounts revealed that the coffee chain paid no corporation tax last year despite making pro­fits of almost £40m. Gerry Ford, Caffe Nero's chairman and chief executive, denied that the retailer does not pay any tax. "We always pay our taxes," said Mr Ford, who has increased the size of the retailer from just five stores when he first became involved with Caffe Nero in 1997 to an international brand. "In the last few years our operational profits have been wiped out by paying UK banks interest," he said. They, in turn, pay taxes on our money that they get.