Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Britain introduces one of lowest online taxes in world – but it doesn't apply to Amazon
mirror.co.ukBritain has introduced one of the lowest online taxes in the world – and Amazon will escape it. The digital services tax of 2% only applies to certain services.
US giant Amazon has increased its referral fee, landing the bill with firms that sell through its website. The levy does not apply to products Amazon sells itself.
Organisers of the Fair Tax Mark certification scheme found that of 10 nations which have launched or proposed a similar levy, only Poland’s is lower.
Turkey’s is 7.5%. Paul Monaghan, chief executive of the Fair Tax Mark, said: “The 2% levy needs to substantially increase to make up for the profits shifted and tax avoided." Amazon said: “The way the Government designed the tax will directly impact the
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