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  Vodafone was able to slash its corporation tax bill to zero because it legally claimed allowances for
  
  investment in infrastructure such as mobile spectrum and interest payments.
  
  A spokesman told the Evening Standard: "If you want to look at the contribution a company makes
  
  , it is misleading and unhelpful to only look at one line — corporation tax. Let's look at the whole contribution."
  
  The FTSE-100 giant, which employs 7,850 staff in Britain, said it contributed huge sums to the UK
  
  Exchequer — notably the £6 billion to the Treasury for 3G spectrum over a decade ago. It has just paid
  
  more than £800 million for new 4G spectrum in Britain.
  
  But the revelation that Vodafone paid no UK corporation tax for a second year is bound to enrage
  
  some critics. Vodafone has been dogged by allegations of tax avoidance for years, with MPs criticising
  
  a deal with HM Revenue & Customs to settle tax claims of £1.25 billion.
  
  HMRC said that claims the tax deal was over as much as £6 billion were "an urban myth".
  
  The company today published a 16-page defence of its tax activities, listing contributions made in
  
  the previous tax year. Despite the zero corporation tax bill in the UK, Vodafone paid over £2.5 billion
  
  in such tax in other countries.
  
  Chief executive Vittorio Colao earned £11 million, down from £15.8 million a year earlier, as profits
  
  slumped because of writedowns in southern Europe.

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