Eric Schmidt: Google Will Continue Investing In UK Even If Taxes Raised

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @04:10AM from the kinder-side-of-globalization dept.

DavidGilbert99 writes "Eric Schmidt hasn't changed his stance on Google's tax policies in the UK but has said that even if the tax legislation changes in the UK it will continue to invest in the country because 'we love the UK.' Gushing about its relationship with the UK, Schmidt said: 'Google will invest in the UK no matter what you guys do, because the UK is just too important for us. The citizens are too important for us and in our view we provide too much good.'" (Beware the auto-playing video advertisements). This after writing an Op-Ed lamenting the complexity of international taxes.

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Re:Apple interview by h4rr4r · 2013-05-22 04:46 · Score: 4, Interesting

Some people have what is called "Enlightened Self Interest". For that reason I do not lie when I say I am fine with paying taxes. I derive direct benefit from them. Not a month after I paid my property tax the county used that money to fix the roads I travel on to my home. I have no trouble paying for the civilization I enjoy.
You are projecting your short sighted greed onto others.