It accuses the company of artificial tax reporting to avoid tax in the country.
Corporate tax evasion It has become a hot political topic internationally at a time in which the financial crisis leads to the austerity of the citizens while each day will reveal the great benefits that accumulate enterprises.
As reported by Reuters, British legislators are behind Google by so-called artificial reports to the National Treasury, to investigate whether the company is actually acting according to the law.
From 2006 to 2011, Google generated 18 billion dollars in revenue from Great Britain, according to legal documents, and paid tax 16 million.
The search giant said that complies with all the British tax rules and which corresponds to the political change the law if they disagree with the result.
However, the parliamentary inquiry has started following a report brought to light by Reuters which shows that the company carries out an activity of sales in the country then declared to be from Dublin.
Google's Chief for Northern Europe, Matt Brittin, explained to legislators in November that the staff of Google in London does not make sales to customers in the United Kingdom, but the American News Agency has found dozens of job announcements for commercial staff, as well as numerous professional LinkedIn profiles that claim to work in this area in the country.
"The highly artificial taxation of the company has no other purpose than the allow the company to avoid tax in the United Kingdom", said Margaret Hodge, the Parlemanto member and Chairperson of the Committee of public accounts (PAC).
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