Should Google pay their fair share of tax?

[BrilloPad]

And what is a fair share?

[MicrosoftBob]

If it's going to be about fairness, MPs should have their travel expenses removed first, before we start scapegoating corporations for the failure of government and hence EU tax policies

[DimPrawn]

Let me google that for you

[d000hg]

If it's going to be about fairness, MPs should have their travel expenses removed

Why?

And what is a fair share?

Whatever the right solution is, having a private meeting where they make a special deal is not it.

[MicrosoftBob]

As MPs are so concerned about taxpayers paying a fair share of tax, perhaps they should lead by example

That is why

[d000hg]

How is not receiving travel expenses leading by example to giant multinational companies' tax policies?

What has a travel expense got to do with tax at all?

[MicrosoftBob]

How is not receiving travel expenses leading by example to giant multinational companies' tax policies?

What has a travel expense got to do with tax at all?

You pay less tax

[SimonMac]

Depends, are we then in turn going to be asked should we pay our fair share?

What pisses me off is all the reports that they are paying £13m a year on sales of £3.5bn, CT is not a sales tax, I wish they would correct this as I turn off after such a basic error

[FatLazyContractor]

Should Google pay their fair share of tax?

Have you forgotten the fact that you find most of your wives / porn through google?

[LondonManc]

If it's going to be about fairness, MPs should have their travel expenses removed first, before we start scapegoating corporations for the failure of government and hence EU tax policies

They should be scrutinised properly rather than removed. Their wages are small but the expenses are huge by comparison. There are better ways of providing accommodation/travel for government officials to and from Whitehall as well as what they should be allowed to claim.