The Anonymous Widower

Starbucks And Glasgow Rangers

I’ve been reading about the tax avoidance measures of Starbucks over the last few days and it looks like they are doing a few things to normalise the situation, according to this article on the BBC.

This could be due to the protests and boycotts mounted by the good old British public.

Now some might think, that Glasgow Rangers have also cheated the tax man, by the use of Employee Benefit Trusts. According to this article on the BBC, the HMRC thinks so and is pursuing what they think should have been paid.

But surely the issue in both cases is fairness.  Does their tax situation give Starbucks an advantage over their rivals? Many argue that it does.

And if it is true in Starbucks case, it must be true in that of Glasgow Rangers, as they can pay their players more money.

I would like to see one set of rules applied equally to all companies and individuals.

December 4, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | News, Sport | Football, Glasgow Rangers, Starbucks, Tax