A combination of tax haven schemes and special tax breaks has cost Zambia an estimated US$27 million since 2007.That’s enough to put an extra 48,000 children in school, or help end hunger in the country. Zambia needs this money to tackle poverty and free itself from a dependence on aid. As we’ve seen with Starbucks and Amazon, many big companies are not paying their fair share of tax.

ActionAid has found evidence that Associated British Foods has used a range of loopholes to avoid paying taxes, shifting profits into tax havens and getting huge tax breaks.Business can be a force for good in Africa, but this is massively undermined when a company doesn’t pay its fair share in tax.It’s scandalous. Campaigners in Zambia are taking action. Join them today and demand it pays its fair share. (Text from ActionAid.org.uk)

Find the ActionAid campain here where you can write to ABF and tell them to pay a fair share in Zambia: http://www.actionaid.org.uk/campaign/tell-associated-british-foods-to-stop-tax-dodging-in-zambia

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Note: This campaign was originally started by ActionAid and the text comes from their website. But this boycott is started by consumers and fully independent of ActionAid.