Amazon accused of 'systematic tax avoidance' after release of UK documents

Mihai Prelipcean

Online giant Amazon has been accused by critics of “systematic tax avoidance” after the release of documents on its vast dealings in the UK. The multinational founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos has previously disclosed it generated sales of around £32billion in the UK last year. Its sprawling businesses include its colossal online store stocking a vast array of products, through to Amazon Web Services, its cloud computing arm that has a string of taxpayer paid UK government contracts. However,