Firms grilled over tax avoidance

[Jimbuna]

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

Starbucks admitted the Dutch government had granted a special tax deal on its European headquarters, which receives royalty payments from its UK business.

Amazon and Google also confirmed they used favourable European tax jurisdictions for their UK businesses.

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