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Jun

2012

Vodafone says National Audit Office report vindicates its HMRC tax settlement

Author: The Fonecast

The National Audit Office has just published a report that looked at five large tax settlements agreed by HM Revenue & Customs in the UK. Although it expressed some concerns, the NAO concluded that all five settlements were reasonable and the overall outcome for the Exchequer was good.

Vodafone has issued a response, revealing that it was ‘case D’ in the report.

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15

Dec

2011

UK Uncut targets Vodafone shops with Christmas campaign

Author: The Fonecast

Protest group UK Uncut, which objects to government spending cuts on the grounds they’re unfair and unnecessary, says it’ll be targeting Vodafone shops as part of a ‘Christmas Special’ protest this Saturday.

It had asked people to vote for their preferred target, with thousands taking part online.

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10

Mar

2011

Tax campaigners launch protests on Vodafone website

Author: The Fonecast

A number of blogs on the World of Difference programme - a charity-focussed initiative from The Vodafone Foundation - were taken over today by protesters from the UK Uncut action group. UK Uncut claims Vodafone has taken advantage of what it describes as "a £6 billion tax dodge".

The site has since been restored.

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4

Dec

2010

Tax protests return to Vodafone shops

Author: The Fonecast

Campaign group UK Uncut, which says the government is letting rich individuals and corporations avoid tax while making massive cuts to public services, has been campaigning today. Its targets included Vodafone and the Arcadia group of retail businesses.

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31

Oct

2010

Vodafone stores forced to close by tax protests

Author: The Fonecast

A number of Vodafone UK stores were forced to close yesterday following protests against the company's recent tax deal with HMRC. The company's Oxford Street store in London was targeted on Wednesday, with other protests following across the UK this weekend.

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