Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994, is the first major CEO to back the plan
Biden last week announced details of a $2 trillion upgrade to U.S. facilities
The improvements will be paid for by increasing corporate tax
The rate will rise from 21pc to 28pc - still lower than 35pc rate of four years ago
Bezos s support for higher taxation was ironic given his own company s policy
Amazon has long been seen as one of the most effective of tax players
In 2020 Amazon paid an effective federal income-tax rate of 9.4 per cent