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Laura Moodie: “A simple and effective way to do this is to make companies like Amazon pay for the economic damage they have caused.”

On the recordOctober 15, 2026
A simple and effective way to do this is to make companies like Amazon pay for the economic damage they have caused.
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Laura Moodie
Scottish Green Party

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Proposing a tax on large online retailers to support local economies.

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