• mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    4 days ago

    I do. It’s the one conspiracy theory I subscribe to. 😅

    It’s not uncommon for HMRC to make sweetheart deals with large multinationals. There was a massive select committee inquiry in the 2010s into this and I don’t believe anything has changed.

    Counterpoint: HMRC will move quickly and swiftly to stop this loophole and fine Uber and similar companies without hesitation. Oh wait… No they won’t.

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      4 days ago

      It’s not uncommon for HMRC to make sweetheart deals with large multinationals.

      Yeah, but only if the deal means getting more money for HMRC.

      If a company says “actually we’re going to declare our business operations in tax-free British Sark” then HMRC has to petition the government to stop them from doing that or risk getting no income at all

      Or it can cut them a deal now. It’s a deal with the devil, but these are the realities of getting any income at all