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Old 27-10-2010, 14:05
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Protesters have closed the Oxford street Vodafone store over claims of a unpaid tax bill.
http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news...r_6bn_tax_bill
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Old 27-10-2010, 15:05
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what kind of weirdo protests against an unpaid tax bill.
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Old 27-10-2010, 15:10
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Notice the irony it being reported on Orange website? lol
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Old 27-10-2010, 15:28
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what kind of weirdo protests against an unpaid tax bill.
I suspect some people are angry that there are job losses, funding cuts and benefit cuts in this country in an effort to save large amounts of money and when a press article suggests that a company owes the country £6 billion it probably caused a few to feel the need to protest.

It's not just a case of them owing money, some will see this as them owing the country money in a time when many of us are seeing cut backs that affect us all.
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Old 27-10-2010, 15:31
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Quite right too, Vodafone as a British company are tax avoiding, this at a time when the economy is struggling. It's the most successful British company in the world (if not THE then one of the) and yet they avoid UK tax.

This at the same time as the poor man on the street is having to face cuts.

That's why people are protesting.

More here http://news.sky.com/skynews/Business

This could spread to other stores, as it's not just London I don't think.
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Old 27-10-2010, 18:01
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Every corporation avoids tax where it can, in this case vodafone have never had a £6bn tax bill. What they did have was a £1.2bn bill which was paid in full.

Also I find it hilarious that people can protest calling the tax dodgers, surely to have the time to protest on a Wednesday you must also not be paying tax?
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Old 27-10-2010, 18:36
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vodafone vs orange
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Old 27-10-2010, 20:11
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Every corporation avoids tax where it can, in this case vodafone have never had a £6bn tax bill. What they did have was a £1.2bn bill which was paid in full.

Also I find it hilarious that people can protest calling the tax dodgers, surely to have the time to protest on a Wednesday you must also not be paying tax?
I don't understand how having the ability to protest on a Wednesday means you aren't a tax payer?

I suspect you're suggesting these people don't work but I think you should consider those in the UK who work shifts or those who book a day's holiday in order to attend an event.
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