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Re:Amazon had sales income of €44bn in Europe in 2020 but pa... by dsnr on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:46AM (#27034949)
That would be great, but in that case governments can’t double- or triple-tax the same money. Governments are used to tax the same income multiple times and then complain when someone does shady stuff to avoid paying. For example:

Sale -> VAT -> Corporate Tax -> Employment and social security taxes -> Dividend and capital gains tax

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Re:Amazon had sales income of €44bn in Europe in 2020 but pa... by orwin on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:00AM (#27035040)
I think you have to follow Hanlon's razor for governement policies. It used to be easier to calculate and recover VAT and corporate tax.

Also, it is weird that tax in english is used to describe VAT as well as employment/SS "tax", this is not the same thing (or at least it shouldn't be).

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