Tech company received infrastructure relief as its five biggest UK divisions generate £32bn in revenues
Amazon’s main division in the UK was handed a £7.6m tax credit last year by HM Revenue and Customs, despite profits at the retail-to-streaming company surging by more than a quarter to £355m.
Amazon UK Services – which employs 66,000 staff, the vast majority of its 75,000 employees in Britain – said it owed £9.1m in “current tax” last year.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Mark Sweney.
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