Margaret Hodge 'support' for booksellers' Amazon petition

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Margaret Hodge 'support' for booksellers' Amazon petition

Posted at 5:22PM Monday 04 Mar 2013

Booksellers Frances and Keith Smith are preparing to hand a petition on Amazon's tax avoidance into 10 Downing Street, after gaining close to 100,000 signatories and support from MP Margaret Hodge, chair of the Public Accounts Committee.

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@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK Petition

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