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Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m

The Guardian Business Tuesday 09 June 2026, 12:15 UTC By Mark Sweney 1 min read

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Tech company received infrastructure relief as its five biggest UK divisions generate £32bn in revenuesAmazon’s main division in the UK was handed a £7.6m tax credit last year by HM Revenue and Customs, despite profits at the retail-to-streaming company surging by more than a quarter to £355m. Amazon UK Services – which employs 66,000 staff, the vast majority of its 75,000 employees in Britain – said it owed £9.1m in “current tax” last year.

Tech company received infrastructure relief as its five biggest UK divisions generate £32bn in revenues

Amazon’s main division in the UK was handed a £7.6m tax credit last year by HM Revenue and Customs, despite profits at the retail-to-streaming company surging by more than a quarter to £355m.

Amazon UK Services – which employs 66,000 staff, the vast majority of its 75,000 employees in Britain – said it owed £9.1m in “current tax” last year.

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