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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Mark Sweney

Facebook UK pays £29m corporation tax despite record £3.3bn sales

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Facebook UK’s gross income from advertisers surged by more than 37% last year. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

Facebook’s UK operations paid £29m in corporation tax last year despite reporting a record £3.3bn in sales, while its average staff pay rose to £262,000.

The social media company’s latest accounts for its London-based arm showed gross income from advertisers surged by more than 37% last year from £2.4bn to £3.3bn.

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