Methodists target Mondelez UK
A campaign has been launched against Mondelez UK, the owners of Cadbury
The Methodist Tax Justice Network (MTJN ) has launched a campaign against Mondelez UK, the owners of Cadbury.
The move was prompted by the news that the company paid no corporation tax in the UK in 2014/15, despite making UK profits of £96.5 million through Cadbury products alone. The campaign began with a demonstration on 10 February outside Mondelez UK’s corporate entrance at Bournville Place in Birmingham.
Matthew Jones, coordinator of MTJN, said of the campaign: ‘We believe that Mondelez UK are failing to fulfil their social duty, by avoiding UK corporation tax which helps pay for the infrastructure and services that help them make massive profits in this country. Furthermore, they are causing great damage to their reputation, and bringing shame on the name of Cadbury, a company which is still regarded as a British institution and was once a standard bearer for corporate social responsibility.’
He concluded: ‘Tax should not be optional for big companies any more than for individuals, and we ask all who believe this to join us in boycotting products from these bad eggs for Lent, Easter and beyond.’
Comments
The problem surely lies with those who produced the rules and tax system which allows this kind of behaviour to be legal. It is shear hypocrisy for politicians to complain about multinationals not paying tax when it is their rules that allow it. We should be pointing this out to politicians - and vociferously.
By BrianH on 19th February 2016 - 15:56
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