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The European Commission has disclosed a preliminary finding that Amazon's tax arrangements in Luxembourg probably constitute "state aid".

The EC's doubts about the arrangement were detailed in a document on Friday.

The EC said that its "preliminary view is that the tax ruling... by Luxembourg in favour of Amazon constitutes state aid."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30844962

Wonder what our old EU chum Juncker will make of this?

After all:

Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker has denied a claim that he was the "best friend of big business," amid uproar over huge tax breaks top global companies enjoyed when he was Luxembourg premier.

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