martes, 7 de mayo de 2013

Independent bookshops fight back with tax campaign


Question 1.
a)  False.-  Beleaguered independent booksellers have found a new way to hit back at retail giant Amazon.
b)  False.-  A clear reference to recent allegations that the online booksellers has diverted hundreds of millions of pounds of profit to tax havens.
c)   False.-  the company is being investigated for allegedly falling to pay corporation tax.
d)  True .- Andrew Cecil failed to answer many of the MP’s questions last week on the company’s financial structures, meaning another Amazon executive will appear to answer questions at a later date.

Question 2.
a) If the big companies had to pay a back tax, the money could be used to improve the libraries.
b) To make people realize that if they buy things where taxes are paid, it helps the whole society.

Question 3.
a) Haven
b) Affairs
c) Profit

Question 4.
a) Despite having recognised it is not illegal, they think it is unfair for them.
b) They pointed out: “we are investigating the company”.
c)  If the government created a new tax for some international corporations, libraries could be improved.

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