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'Ridiculous, rubbish, outrageous, complete bollocks': Just some reviews for Amazon's corporate contribution to Blighty's coffers

'Ridiculous, rubbish, outrageous, complete bollocks': Just some reviews for Amazon's corporate contribution to Blighty's coffers

5 years ago
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/20/hodge_on_amazon/

Interview Amazon's latest PR efforts to paint itself as a responsible corporate citizen in the UK have been branded "complete bollocks" by Dame Margaret Hodge MP, a long-term critic of the online giant's tax practices.

Hodge – chair of an All-Party Parliamentary Group for responsible tax – has form when it comes to Jeff Bezos' empire. You might remember she'd been a bit grumpy about the giant back in 2018, when Amazon squeezed out just £1.7m in corporation tax as profits nearly trebled to £72.4m, so we were naturally curious to see what she'd make of this year's accounting.