https://techmonitor.ai/policy/big-tech/amazon-tax-uk-jeff-bezos-boris-johnson

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that it is up to governments to ensure that the company pays fair taxes and that it will not do so as “an act of kindness”, in a meeting with Boris Johnson this week. Like other tech giants, Amazon has attracted ire over its slim tax contributions, and while a new global tax regime is currently being debated, experts say this won’t increase Amazon’s UK tax burden.

The UK prime minister raised the issue of taxation with the Amazon founder and executive chairman at meeting held at the United Nations General Assembly and received a predictable response. “[Bezos is] a capitalist, and he made the very important point that this is a job for governments,” Johnson told Channel 5 News. “It’s up to governments to come up with the right framework.”