{"id":5811,"date":"2022-05-24T12:37:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T10:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/amazon-bags-425m-in-work-from-uk-government-as-it-is-criticised-over-tax\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T12:37:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T10:37:44","slug":"amazon-bags-425m-in-work-from-uk-government-as-it-is-criticised-over-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/amazon-bags-425m-in-work-from-uk-government-as-it-is-criticised-over-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon bags \u00a3425m in work from UK government as it is criticised over tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

Report claims public money from countries around the world is funding growth of tech company <\/p>\n

Amazon has reaped a total of \u00a3425m in UK government contracts in the past two years, it has emerged in a report, prompting fresh criticism that the tech giant is failing to pay a fair share of tax in the country.<\/p>\n

The report, by the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research (CICTAR) with assistance from investigative thinktank Taxwatch, finds Amazon\u2019s highly profitable cloud computing business is increasingly being indirectly supported by taxpayers through hundreds of billions of dollars in government contracts around the world.<\/p>\n

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\nReport claims public money from countries around the world is funding growth of tech company
\nAmazon has reaped a total of \u00a3425m in UK government contracts in the past two years, it has emerged in a report, prompting fresh criticism that the tech giant is failing to pay a fair share of tax in the country.
\nThe report, by the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability and Research (CICTAR) with assistance from investigative thinktank Taxwatch, finds Amazon\u2019s highly profitable cloud computing business is increasingly being indirectly supported by taxpayers through hundreds of billions of dollars in government contracts around the world. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Report claims public money from countries around the world is funding growth of tech company Amazon has reaped a total of \u00a3425m in UK government contracts in the past two years, it has emerged in a report, prompting fresh criticism that the tech giant is failing to pay a fair share of tax in the …<\/p>\n

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