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by snoonan 4484 days ago
They pay corp tax on the profit they earn in their UK's operations. Just like every other company with operations in the UK.

What percentage of your revenue do you pay in corporate taxes? None! You only pay a percentage of profit. (extremely thin for Amazon) They base in Luxembourg to benefit from UK laws and EU regulation. The UK media and government quoting billions in revenue is meaningless. They're trying to stir you up. They would relatively nothing in corp tax relative to their other tax footprint (payroll, vat, etc) and would absolutely spend it all to avoid doing so.