This is our answer to the january brief of the Young Glory competition. The objective of this months brief was; Tax is a necessary evil. Make it cool.
 
We chose to focus on corporations in UK, as we found them to be the worst tax avoiders. These are multimillion corporations, that do this  by basing their corporation in low-tax jurisdiction countries like Ireland, in example.
 
This is something most people are not aware of, and corporations want to keep a low profile on. We think that if people were aware of the situation, and the vast amount of money lost through tax avoidance, it would motivate them to show consumer power against the big corporation that does not support the growth of the british economy and society.
 
By gathering information, and making the corporations tax situation transparent, we think this campaign site will help raise awareness to how some companies avoid contributing to society. We will rate the from good to bad tax payers, in an simple and understandable we for people to see whom helps with the economy, and who does not!
 
The rated companies, will want to have a high score. So if they score low, we're convinced that the consumers will take actions and the companies takes the challenge to change their attitude towards tax paying, and contributing to growth.
Taxes are a necessary part of our society, and should be to a benefit for all citizens. Unfortunately there is a lot of companies that put in a great amount of work in to avoid paying taxes, which means huge losses in the countries income, and basically resources.
We want to help people do informed choices, and to show consumer power. The companies that want to keep a low profile on their tax-situation, usually have something to hide. Therefor do we want to make an transparent system, that is easy to understand, so you can buy from companies that support the growth of our country.
We divide the corporations in to four different classes: A, B, C and D. A-class is the best, and D-class is the poorest. The higher percentages of taxes the company pay, the higher they rate. This is to make it easier for you to do informed decisions, so you can avoid the companies that don't support growth in UK.
The companies that is found in the D-class, is the lowest rated. It means that they pay less than 10% corporate tax. These are mostly large multinational companies that are based in countries with low-tax jurisdiction, as Switzerland or Ireland.
About: Starbucks is a American global coffee company and coffeehouse. It's the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with about 800 stores in UK.
Income: Starbucks sold for £398 millions in UK.
Employment: They employ 8,500 staff in UK.
Taxes: They pay no corporation tax
Total lost taxes: £91,5 millions
 
"Did you know that loss of taxes could afford 20 years of primary school in the UK?"
About: A. West investment is a UK based investment company, which specializes in currency. It's medium of size, with 4 offices in UK.
Income: £30 million
Employment: 200 staff members in the UK
Taxes: 6.9 millions (23%)
Totatl tax losses: £0
 
"Did you know that A. West Investment's tax paying could afford 15 community parks in Central London?"
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