Amazon Anonymous van drove through central London emblazoned with the line: ‘Enjoy unlimited instant tax dodging subsidised by government hand-outs. Anywhere, anytime’
Anti-Amazon campaigners drove a van through central London yesterday that was emblazoned with a crowdfunded, fake Amazon advert attacking the online retailer’s alleged tax avoidance. Booksellers have championed the now annual movement, which aims to deter shoppers from the online giant in the lead up to Christmas.
Mimicking the Amazon Prime ad, the Amazon Anonymous van bore the lines: “Amazon tax dodge. Enjoy unlimited instant tax dodging subsidised by government hand-outs. Anywhere, anytime.” The “advert” added: “Amazon UK paid just £11.9mn tax on sales of £5.3bn last year”, and directed passersby to the campaigners’ website.
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