Amazon, the EU and Corporation Tax

[Octopus]

Read this and make up your own minds:

BBC News - Amazon faces European Union tax avoidance investigation


This bit caught my eye:

"Most of Amazon's European profits are "are recorded in Luxembourg but are not taxed in Luxembourg", said EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia."

Lets hope the EU have the balls to follow this though and I think the UK should boycot all companies who act in this way.

JMO

 

[telectrix]

well, i boycott starbuck, but mainly because i refuse to pay £3 for a cup of bloody coffee that's only worth 50p.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Read this and make up your own minds:

BBC News - Amazon faces European Union tax avoidance investigation


This bit caught my eye:

"Most of Amazon's European profits are "are recorded in Luxembourg but are not taxed in Luxembourg", said EU competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia."

Lets hope the EU have the balls to follow this though and I think the UK should boycot all companies who act in this way.

JMO

Vote Labour, they've promised to close these loopholes that Starbucks etc are using to avoid paying UK tax!

 

[telectrix]

labour couln't close a sh!thouse door.

 

[Octopus]

Vote Labour, they've promised to close these loopholes that Starbucks etc are using to avoid paying UK tax!

Really. They aren't using loop holes. Just goes to show how nieve Labour are.

 

[Guest77]

labour couln't close a sh!thouse door.

I will be nominating myself for the Gloucester labour MP candidate when the current one has gone lol, I will send you our mission statement Tel haha.

 

[Silly Sausage]

:smilielol5: It's like taking sweeties off a baby :smilielol5: