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Starbucks promises to pay more UK tax

Source: Long Island Press, Dec 6 2012, 3:11pm CST

LONDON (AP) — Starbucks bowed to mounting pressure over its tax affairs in Britain and revealed Thursday that it would pay about 10 million pounds ($16 million) in each of the next two years. Having been slammed by the country’s lawmakers of “im ...

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G8 leaders seek deal to curb tax evasion

Source: China Daily  |   Jun 18 2013, 7:08pm CDT

World leaders at the G8 summit declared on Tuesday that governments must work together to close loopholes that allow multinational corporate giants to avoid paying taxes in their home countries. British Prime Minister ...

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6 hours ago

G8 summit: New blitz will make firms pay fair share of tax and target wealthy evaders

Source: The Sun  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:00pm CDT

Giants such as Google, Starbucks and Amazon — which legally shift profits to other countries to cut tax bills — will have to come clean on what they pay and where. Wealthy people who illegally evade levies will also be hit as the world’s riche ...

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27 weeks ago


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"With the backdrop of these difficult times, in the area of tax, our customers clearly expect us to do more"


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6 hours ago

G8: No hiding place for the tax dodgers

Source: Daily Star  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:00pm CDT

We have commissioned a new international mechanism that will identify where multinational companies are earning profits and paying their taxes so we can track and expose those who arent paying their fair share WORLD leaders last night p ...

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8 hours ago

The G-8 Clamps Down on Tax Evasion, But Critics Say Plan Falls Short

Source: Time Magazine  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:20pm CDT

Leaders of the G-8 nations have agreed on a series of measures designed to clamp down on tax evasion and tax avoidance. A communiqué released from the summit of eight of the world’s largest economies sets out 10 points aimed at ...

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9 hours ago

Starbucks will soon have calorie counts posted

Source: Mother Nature Network  |   Jun 18 2013, 3:43pm CDT

The coffee chain aims to be more transparent to help people make decisions about what they eat and drink. I do not really want to know the calorie count of the Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake that I love so much. ...

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Promises, promises: G-8 summit ends in many pledges for reform, but devil's in the details

Source: Winnipeg Free Press  |   Jun 18 2013, 2:52pm CDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The final day of the G-8 summit of wealthy nations is ending with ...

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10 hours ago

G8 'Progress' On Tax Avoidance

Source: Sky News: Analysis  |   Jun 18 2013, 2:14pm CDT

Posted by - Ed Conway, Economics Correspondent. We knew this summit was going to be largely focused on tax evasion - that there would be provisions agreed by the eight member governments to clamp down on companies th ...

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12 hours ago

G8 Promises Action On Tax Evasion

Source: Sky News  |   Jun 18 2013, 12:07pm CDT

The leaders also vowed to tackle tax avoidance by multinationals such as Google, Amazon and Starbucks that costs taxpayers billions in lost revenues. Summit host Prime Minister David Cameron has made clamping down on secret flows of money a centrepiec ...

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13 hours ago

G-8 promises to tackle tax cheats

Source: CNN/Money  |   Jun 18 2013, 11:35am CDT

The Untouchables: G-8 leaders pledge to turn up the heat on tax evasion and avoidance at their summit in Northern Ireland. Tackling illegal tax avoidance has become increasingly important for governments as they struggle to revive ...

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