Amazon pays £290m in UK tax as sales surge to £14bn
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Online retail giant Amazon paid £293m in tax in the UK last year, while its sales surged 26% to £13.73bn.
The firm, which employs 33,000 people in the UK, said the taxes included business rates, corporation tax, stamp duty and other contributions.
Amazon and other tech firms have faced scrutiny over how much tax they pay in the UK, prompting the government…