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Tax evasion: Caffe Nero fiddled but now its ears are burning - Steve Pottinger
STEVE POTTINGER was surprised at the impact of his protest letter to Caffe Nero about their tax affairs
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When the BBC called to talk about my letter to Caffé Nero, the one protesting over their tax-dodging activities, I realised I must have hit a nerve.
Tax, tax evasion and tax avoidance aren’t the most exciting of subjects, but they really get my goat. Why? Because I believe that if we want a fully functioning, civilised society with all the benefits of modern life such as education and emergency services, streetlights and sewers, then we need to pay tax.
Alternatively, if anyone has a better idea, or has worked out how to grow ambulances on trees, I’m all ears. In the meantime, I pay tax, you pay tax, businesses pay tax. Or they should. The truth is that, for large and multinational companies, UK tax legislation conveniently comes with more loopholes than you can shake a stick at.
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