The plan, which is currently being debated in Parliament as part of the finance bill, abolishes the foreign earnings deduction. Under that rule, UK residents who worked abroad for 365 days were exempt from tax.

In a letter to the Labour members of the committee, a spokeswoman for the band accused the government of introducing retrospective legislation which was particularly unjust to the crew members in the tour.

The new restrictions will go into effect on March 17 if the bill is passed. But as the band members will only be paid at the end of the tour, they will not qualify for the exemption and feel "very let down."

The Rolling Stones say the change could lead to job losses, as in future it will be cheaper to employ foreign nationals.

It's not just rockers who are shouting about tax changes

And their concerns were backed up by other groups of people who work abroad. The Association of Consulting Engineers also claimed that the government was introducing a retrospective tax on existing contracts.

Chief Executive Nicholas Bennett said, "Firms who entered into a foreign contract on the basis of existing law now find themselves hit by a a backdated tax increase which will damage Britain's competitive position."