Send them an end of year “pay your bleeding taxes…”
We covered Starbucks scurrilous tax avoidance in Ireland and the UK a wee while ago. They’ve only paid €35,000 in taxes here since 2005, while paying €5.7m in royalty and licensing fees to its parent company. Amazing figures really and says an awful lot about the amount of profit being sucked out of the country – nothing illegal about it at all.
As part of some seasonal spin they’ve unveiled a screen that’ll display your unmoderated Twitter comments hashtagged with #spreadthecheer
Go forth rabble and spam.
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#Starbucks Seasonal PR Backfire http://t.co/WXpfMxhi Pay your fucking tax #taxdodgers
As a result of some tax paying they’re now cutting workers benefits. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/03/starbucks-slash-lunch-breaks