Jun 02, 2023 12:00AM
Amazon's economic impact in the UK has been huge in 2022. From contributing £3.6bn in taxes and investing £12bn to creating a workforce of 75,000 employees and supporting over 100,000 UK SMEs. The ripple effect is immense, and it's just the beginning. Thanks, John.
John Boumphrey
Amazon has been investing and growing its presence in the UK over the past 24 years, and today, I want to share a snapshot of our economic impact across the country in 2022…
✔ Our total tax contribution was more than £3.6bn, with analysis from PwC benchmarking our contribution for 2022 in the UK’s top 15 taxpayers
✔ We invested over £12bn in the UK (a total of more than £56.7bn since 2010!)
✔ Including £1.6bn+ investment in infrastructure, as we continued to fit out our fulfilment centres with the latest robotics technology
✔ We have a total permanent workforce of around 75,000 employees, making us one of the top 10 private sector employers in the UK
✔ Over 100,000 UK-based SMEs now sell their products in Amazon’s stores across the world – SMEs who have also supported 250,000+ jobs in the UK to date
✔ We opened our first development centre in Swansea in Wales, the new home to Veeqo, which provides software for sellers on Amazon
I’m incredibly proud of the positive ripple effect Amazon is making through the UK economy, as well as all of our teams across the UK who have made this impact possible.
Take a look here for a better understanding of our UK business and how we support the communities where we operate: https://lnkd.in/erP-2qQf