Online retail companies should pay an equivalent to UK high street rates.

Closed 30 signatures

What the petition asks

The High Street is suffering, losing thousands of jobs because online suppliers offer low paid jobs in distribution centres that pay minimal local business rates.

Many pay low corporation tax and again gain an unfair advantage over British and other tax paying businesses

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/02/amazon-halved-uk-corporation-tax-bill-to-45m-last-year

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45053528

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/amazon-now-pay-even-less-13023482

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/998509/amazon-uk-tax-high-street-shops-business-tax-income-tax-taxation-system

https://www.ft.com/content/8fcf026e-38e0-11e8-8b98-2f31af407cc8

Timeline

4 Dec 2018	Petition opened for signatures
4 Jun 2019	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 30

Status Closed

Opened 4 Dec 2018

Closed 4 Jun 2019

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