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Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts

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Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts
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Palantir expects its worldwide revenues to almost double this year to $8bn (£5.95bn), its CEO has said. Photograph: Juan Marcos Borsatto/AlamyView image in fullscreenPalantir expects its worldwide revenues to almost double this year to $8bn (£5.95bn), its CEO has said. The likes of Palantir need to stump up what’s due.

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Palantir expects its worldwide revenues to almost double this year to $8bn (£5.95bn), its CEO has said. Photograph: Juan Marcos Borsatto/AlamyView image in fullscreenPalantir expects its worldwide revenues to almost double this year to $8bn (£5.95bn), its CEO has said. Photograph: Juan Marcos Borsatto/AlamyPalantirPalantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contractsSoftware group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union bossJuliette GarsideWed 5 Aug 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe software group Palantir paid just £2m in corporation tax in the UK in 2024, despite holding public sector contracts worth hundreds of millions, thanks to tax breaks that are likely to reduce its…

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