Around £300 billion of public money is spent annually with external suppliers by the government, UK local authorities and other public bodies like the NHS. Research shows that nearly 20% of this spend goes to companies with obvious links to tax havens.
In 2023 we learned that, ironically, it was the UK’s tax authority (HMRC) which spent the most with Amazon over the last five years (£228 million).
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethical-campaigns-boycotts/public-spending-tax-avoiding-companies
In 2024, HMRC plans to plug this hole in its circular underfunding by offering Amazon a tax rebate.
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