Somesh Jha

Somesh Jha's Journalistic Work

I am a senior reporter at Bloomberg Tax, writing on UK and international taxes from London.

With more than a decade in business journalism, I have specialised in delivering groundbreaking scoops, conducting deep investigations, and covering real-time and breaking news across a range of beats.

One of my proudest achievements was scooping out the official data suppressed by the Indian government on unemployment and consumer spending in 2019.

I am also skilled in data analysis, coding, multimedia production, freedom of information requests.

I am driven by curiosity, always seeking the story behind the numbers and reading between the lines. I move fast under pressure but never compromise on accuracy.

What Others Say About My Work

His flair for investigative journalism and focus on data make his reports stand out.
His enthusiasm to break stories is as compelling as his patience to wait for facts and figures to get the big picture right.

Seema Nazareth Award For Excellence in Print Journalism, 2018 (Citation)

Somesh shows amazing ingenuity to get his head around the most complicated stories, regardless of the subject matter...He made sure what we published was clear, compelling and bulletproof.

Franz Wild, Editor in Chief / CEO - The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Somesh had eight years of experience, but I realised he possessed insights and contacts that were very rare in Indian journalism.

Vinod K. Jose, former Executive Editor, The Caravan

In a short period of time, and at a young age, Somesh developed a deep understanding of India’s labour market as a reporter and quickly established himself as an authority on the beat.

Nivedita Mookerji, Executive Editor, Business Standard

Latest Work

In my latest stint, I work as UK and international tax policy reporter at Bloomberg Tax. Here's some of my important work.

22nd September 2025

US Wealthy, British Expats Tempted Back by UK’s Tax Break Shift

I spoke to nine immigration and tax professionals to report on the response that the UK's new four-year foreign income tax break is getting from wealthy individuals.

Wealthy Americans, British expats, and entrepreneurs are viewing it as an opportunity to move—or move back—to the country, they told me.

28th February 2025

UK Unlikely to Back Down from Digital Services Tax Amid US Threats

Broke the story on the UK Treasury’s stance to keep the digital services tax in place in the face of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats against countries enforcing the levy.

27th August 2025

UK Ruling Raises Questions for Carried Interest Tax Plan

The UK’s plan to tax the carried interest income of nonresident fund managers may be vulnerable to challenge under a top court ruling involving tax treaties and domestic law, tax professionals told me.

Bloomberg.com • 11th June 2025

Britain Counts the Mounting Cost of Taxing Wealthy ‘Non-Doms’

Contributed to Bloomberg’s Big Take on the surge in departing business leaders following the UK’s abolition of the non-doms tax regime.

18th June 2025

FTSE 100 Body Urges ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Duck US ‘Revenge’ (1)

A letter I scooped from FTSE 100 companies to the UK Treasury revealed their call to scrap or adjust taxes the US views as discriminatory to avert the “revenge tax” proposed by the Trump administration.

21st July 2025

OECD Resolving Concerns Over G7 Minimum Tax Pact, Official Says

Conducted an exclusive interview with a top OECD official on the outlook for the global tax framework after G7 countries agreed to exempt US multinationals from the OECD-led deal.

13th June 2025

More Tech Groups Pay UK Digital Tax as Revenue Passes $3 Billion

Filed an FOI to reveal that the number of tech companies paying the UK’s digital services tax has steadily increased, despite mounting US pressure to scrap the levy.

25th July 2025

Global Minimum Tax Rule May Prevent US Edge Under G7 Deal

Wrote this deep-dive on how exempting the US tax system from the OECD’s global minimum tax framework, a key ask of Trump administration, won’t give US companies a competitive advantage—yet.

Business Reporting

I cultivated boardroom-level sources to break stories in aviation, railways and banking. I analysed balance sheets, tracked regulatory developments, and chased developments behind closed doors, producing high-profile scoops. Explore some of my business reporting above.

Investigative Reporting

I have reported on major cover-ups under challenging conditions. From uncovering hidden government data through deep sources to exposing interference in central bank independence via freedom of information requests, some of my award-winning work is featured above.

Data Journalism

I began my career as a data reporter in 2013, when the beat was still niche in most newsrooms. I produced weekly economic charts and spotted emerging data trends for a leading Indian financial daily. Over the years, I've combined data literacy with visualisation skills to tell stories. Click above to explore my data work.

My work has been published in the following news outlets