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Nissan has received nearly £1bn in corporate welfare from the British government since 1984, including a £12m discount on land purchased for its factory in the early 1980s.
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Company Report: Nissan UK’s £800 Million Worth of Corporate Welfare

September 26, 2017

Nissan first invested in the UK in the early 1980s following protracted negotiations over the deal it could extract from the British government. Declassified memos from the Thatcher administration paint a picture of a company of […]

Corporate welfare General

Ineos: Dodges taxes, pushes fracking, tries to blackmail government for a cash handout

September 21, 2017

Ineos, the new owner of the Land Rover Defender is reportedly asking for new subsidies as an incentive to invest in the UK. And the UK government will no doubt be seriously considering making a […]

Amazon takes as much corporate welfare as possible while giving as little as possible to society.
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Blog: Paying less tax, demanding more from taxpayers: The Amazon Way

September 14, 2017

Two recent stories published by two major media outlets in two different nations within four days help to capture a major challenge faced by governments today. On the 8th September, The Wall Street Journal reported […]

Boris Johnson campaigned that Brexit would 'take back control'.
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Blog: ‘Taking back control’ or Brexit and the dash for corporate welfare?

September 13, 2017

Many of those who voted to leave the EU would have been encouraged to do so by the rallying cry of the leavers: ‘take back control’. It was never quite made clear who would be […]

A Nissan Juke is prepared for wiring in Sunderland, England. Despite receiving nearly 1 billion GBP in corporate welfare over the years, Nissan UK is threatening to leave the UK if the government does not compensate any Brexit-related costs.
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Blog: Possibility of hard Brexit empowers Nissan to make bold requests of British government

May 31, 2017

In February 2017, Colin Lawther, senior vice president for manufacturing and purchasing for Nissan UK, gave evidence to the House of Commons International Trade Committee, explaining that the UK leaving the EU without an adequate trade […]

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