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"We support a corporate tax hike," Amazon founder Jeff Bezos assured Tuesday in a statement posted by his group on Twitter, days after Joe Biden complained that Amazon did not pay income tax.

The American president wants to increase taxes on the richest Americans and on corporations, in particular to finance an investment plan of some 2,000 billion dollars in infrastructure.

He assured last Wednesday that he had "nothing against millionaires and billionaires" while criticizing "the biggest companies in the world, including Amazon", which "use various legal tricks and do not pay a single penny. federal income tax ”.

"We support the vision of Joe Biden's government to make bold investments in American infrastructure," said Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world with a fortune estimated at over $ 188 billion according to

Forbes

.

Amazon in the Democrats' sights

The online commerce giant has been in the sights of the new Democratic administration but also of elected officials from both parties for several years, who have viewed with a dim view its immense power over the American economy and therefore also over politics.

"We look forward to seeing Congress and government come together to find a good solution, one that is balanced and maintains or even strengthens US competitiveness," added Jeff Bezos.

America's second-largest employer nearly doubled its net profit to $ 21 billion in 2020, thanks to exploding demand during a pandemic.

But political pressure is mounting to curb the group in Seattle, Washington.

Several federal authorities are investigating potential abuse of dominance by Amazon and other tech giants.

Joe Biden has appointed top anti-monopoly pundits and displayed his support for a union-building movement at a group warehouse in Alabama.

It would be a first for Amazon in the United States if successful.

The tenant of the White House intends to reduce corporate taxes to 28% when they had been lowered from 35% to 21% under the Donald Trump era.

According to him, this will generate 1,000 billion dollars in additional revenue for the state over fifteen years.

“In 2019, an independent analysis revealed that there were 91, I insist, 91 companies that are part (…) of the largest companies in the world, including Amazon, who used various legal tricks and did not pay a single dime. 'federal tax on profits,' he lamented.

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