Corbyn wishes Amazon 'many happy tax returns' on its 25th anniversary
by Mark Sweney from on (#4JJ09)
Labour leader sends barbed message to the online retailer's founder, Jeff Bezos
The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has sent a barbed birthday card to Jeff Bezos to mark Amazon's 25th anniversary, wishing the company "many happy tax returns" and demanding it pays more UK tax, pays its staff better and improves working conditions.
Amazon UK paid only 1.7m in corporation tax in 2017, its most recent annual public filing at Companies House, as pre-tax profits tripled to 72m. Turnover at its British business, which handles the packing and delivery of parcels and functions such as customer service, rose 35%, from 1.46bn to 1.98bn.
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