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Old 11-12-12, 02:09 PM   #1
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Default Firms grilled over tax avoidance

I wonder how many countless millions these companies are avoiding from paying over the years

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Starbucks admitted the Dutch government had granted a special tax deal on its European headquarters, which receives royalty payments from its UK business.
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Amazon and Google also confirmed they used favourable European tax jurisdictions for their UK businesses.
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Amazon's sales are handled out of Luxembourg, while Google's advertising space is sold by a team in the Republic of Ireland, the executives confirmed
How convenient

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20288077
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