The group took action to confront the company over its tax avoidance and highlight the impact of the government’s cuts on women. The group says that Starbucks’ offer of £10m is a ‘PR stunt straight out of their marketing budget’.
Starbucks have had to face increasing public outrage and criticism from the public accounts committee over their tax practices rrecently.
Protesters have said that the government should be clamping down on tax avoidance by companies such as Starbucks rather than making cuts to the welfare state and the NHS which are devastating people’s lives.
Sarah Greene, a UK Uncut activist said: “It is an outrage that the government continues to choose to let multinationals like Starbucks dodge millions in tax while cutting vital services like refuges, creches and rape crisis centres. It does not have to be this way. The government could easily bring in billions by clamping down on tax avoidance that could fund vital services by clamping down on tax dodging.”
Source: UK Uncut
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