Amazon, Google and Starbucks grilled over UK tax affairs

Matthew Gilleard

November 13, 2012

The UK Government’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday questioned top executives at Amazon, Google and Starbucks about their corporate tax affairs in the UK against a backdrop of growing public concern and resentment over tax avoidance by large multinational companies.

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