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Cadbury Tax

Cadbury's accused of 'aggressive tax avoidance' prior to Kraft takeover

By Angela Haggerty, Reporter

June 21, 2013 | 2 min read

Cadbury's was using aggressive tax avoidance schemes prior to the brand's takeover by Kraft in 2010 according to a Financial Times report, paying an average £6.4m tax each year while making profits of £100m per year.

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An anonymous former executive spoke out, telling the Financial Times that the brand's tax practices went against what the public would expect from the household name.

The paper detailed schemes such a 'Chaffinch', which slashed £17m from the tax bill between 2006 and 2008, and claims were made of £400m being sheltered in the Cayman Islands between 1998 and 2002, cutting £9m from the brand's tax bill in a single year.

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