UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows
The survey found most people would prefer to work for and shop with a business that pays its fair share of tax. Photograph: Imagebroker.com/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe survey found most people would prefer to work for and shop with a business that pays its fair share of tax. “The UK public care about many issues, but ‘tax justice’ is consistently at the top of their concerns when it comes to corporate conduct.
- ▪The survey found most people would prefer to work for and shop with a business that pays its fair share of tax.
- ▪Photograph: Imagebroker.com/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe survey found most people would prefer to work for and shop with a business that pays its fair share of tax.
- ▪“The UK public care about many issues, but ‘tax justice’ is consistently at the top of their concerns when it comes to corporate conduct.
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| Publication time | Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:01:43 GMT |
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The survey found most people would prefer to work for and shop with a business that pays its fair share of tax. Photograph: Imagebroker.com/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe survey found most people would prefer to work for and shop with a business that pays its fair share of tax. Photograph: Imagebroker.com/AlamyTax and spendingUK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey showsTwo-thirds of respondents support increasing the 2% digital services tax for multinationalsSimon GoodleySun 21 Jun 2026 19.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTaxpayers want the UK to increase levies on giant global technology companies such as Facebook owner Meta, Google and Amazon, a survey of Britons’ attitudes on corporate taxes suggests.The polling released on Monday by the Fair Tax…
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