Amazon will not have to pay hundreds of millions in back taxes after court win

European Union judges ruled in favour of Amazon (AP)

Amazon will not have to pay about 250 million euros (£215 million) in back taxes after European Union judges ruled in favour of the US e-commerce giant.

The ruling by the EU’s top court is final, ending the long-running legal battle over tax arrangements between Amazon and Luxembourg’s government and marking a further setback for a crackdown by antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager.