Amazon received £1 million UK tax rebate despite profits rocketing 60%

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Amazon insists it did not receive a rebate, and the money came from its own - unused - tax fund
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Amazon insists it did not receive a rebate, and the money came from its own - unused - tax fund

Amazon UK Services' revenue climbed to about £6.1 billion last year

Amazon UK Services Limited, the online retailer's core UK branch that includes the firm's network of warehouses, was awarded a tax credit of just over £1 million last year by HM Revenue and Customs...

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