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>My duty is only to pay the minimum amount I am legally obliged to pay. Not one cent more.

You have a legal and a moral duty. Would you say it is moral of Facebook to pay (virtually) no corporation tax in the UK whilst benefiting from things like the NHS providing healthcare for its workers?

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Facebook pays for the NHS healthcare and pensions of all its workers. It's separate from corporation tax, wich goes to fund the UK government.

Facebook also collects VAT and pays VAT in every country where it is generated, including UK.

And I don't know about UK corporate building taxes, but in Spain every company pays local taxes depending on the size of their buildings.

So little corporation tax is quite different from no tax.

I have no moral duty to provide anything to the government. I have legal duties.

Do those employees, who are based in the UK, pay taxes on their income?

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