Taxing job: MPs quiz multinationals

British lawmakers questioned executives of Starbucks, Google and Amazon yesterday about how they have managed to pay only small…

British lawmakers questioned executives of Starbucks, Google and Amazon yesterday about how they have managed to pay only small amounts of tax in Britain while racking up billions of dollars worth of sales there.

House of Commons MPs have accused Google of “immoral” tax policies by funnelling revenues to operations in Ireland and the Bahamas, though the company insisted it has a duty to shareholders to keep tax bills low. Google accused of ‘immoral’ tax policies by funnelling revenues, page 3

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