The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany, France, UK: big firms must pay tax The finance ministers of Germany, Britain and France on Saturday launched a new drive to force big business to pay its fair share of tax and halt the schemes of top firms to keep payments to a minimum. https://www.thelocal.de/20130216/48005 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:41:00 +0100 48005 Starbucks has 'never paid German income tax' Ubiquitous café chain Starbucks has not paid federal income taxes in Germany since it started operating in the country back in 2002, according a recent report. https://www.thelocal.de/20121105/45981 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:32:00 +0100 45981 Starbucks aims to treble its cafes in Germany Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he wants to treble the number of cafes in Germany, and introduce a number of more locally-relevant products. https://www.thelocal.de/20110922/37759 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:13:00 +0200 37759