14/11/2012 13:34
Amazon has received a £159million demand
The internet giant Amazon has received a £159million demand from France for unpaid taxes, the Daily Mail reported.
The figure includes fines and interest in relation to 'the allocation of income between foreign jurisdictions'.
European nations including Britain are clamping down on US firms that channel their vast profits through low-tax countries.
Labour MP Margaret Hodge, chairman of the Commons public accounts committee, said Amazon, Starbucks and Google should all be punished for not paying their 'fair share' of tax.