Associated British Foods emphatically denies allegations in Zambia Sugar tax avoidance

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A spokesman said:


Since 2008 Illovo has invested £150 million to double the production capacity in Zambia and so create the largest sugar mill in Africa. This mill and related activities provide employment for more than 5,000 people.


Payments made by Zambia Sugar for the services of third party contractors, expatriate personnel in Zambia and export services provided by Illovo, are made at cost. As a result there is no artificial reduction in profit in Zambia Sugar. These payments are made to overseas companies, largely for historical reasons, and are not driven by tax considerations. ActionAid could not be more mistaken.

We have responded in a transparent and detailed manner to ActionAid and despite this they have produced a report written in inflammatory language that is designed to mislead.”

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