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[LatteLiberal]

It's the inference they avoided paying 24% of £400m in taxes.

HTH BIDI

Well, that inference would be extremely elementary, it's obvious, to anyone who has some analytical skills, what they meant.

[Old Hack]

Well, that inference would be extremely elementary, it's obvious to anyone who has some analytical skills what they meant.

50% of people are more stupid than the average man...

[BrilloPad]

Well, that inference would be extremely elementary, it's obvious to anyone who has some analytical skills what they meant.

So obvious to most on here - but not assguru or the proletariat.

[Halo Jones]

I am getting really bored with this media hype, yes any company that can, pays the legal minimum amount of tax it can get away with.

This is legal.

Our market systems don’t pay companies to care.

MP’s are Hypocrites when complaining about abusing financial systems. (expenses)

Most people on the street would pay less if they could legally.

What about the companies that trade in other countries & pay only UK tax, are those countries complaining?

If you really don’t like a company’s business model: don’t use them.

Next..

[VectraMan]

I put in a complaint on the BBC website, so I'm now officially an old crank.

And while I'm at it, you kids get off my lawn.

[NickFitz]

The other thing that never gets pointed out is that it's a franchise business.

Only around half of the UK stores are operated as franchises.

[EternalOptimist]

I always leave a quarter of the stuff in me cup, so I am double-outraged

[d000hg]

Clearly the implication is that they're meant to pay 24% of sales as corporation tax, which is completely untrue

I don't think that's clear at all; I would never have guessed people would even read it that way!

To me the point was to demonstrate how massive these businesses are, not to suggest £400m is the taxable income. I can see your complaint though and it seems reasonable - but unless they make their finances public, are we ABLE to see what their 'profit' is, i.e. how much they sent overseas? Is that data available?

[DodgyAgent]

Well, that inference would be extremely elementary, it's obvious, to anyone who has some analytical skills, what they meant.

You must be kidding. If it is so bl***dy obvious then why did they tell the story in this way?

[northernladuk]

"Starbucks made sales of nearly £400m last year, but paid zero corporation tax even though the standard rate is 24%".

You couldn't make this stuff up. How do the BBC get away with misleading the nation like this?

Corporation tax is 24% Oh tulip, need to call accountant quick.