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$2 million bill for Google lobbying
2011-07-22
Google US govt. lobbying costs surpass US$2 million as the company protects its business practices. Google's quarterly lobbying costs transcended $2 million for the 1st time in the spring and early summer. Google exceeded the milepost among U.S. Administration perusal that hatched a wide-ranging enquiry into the Web search leader's business practices. The company explains it spent just about $2.1 million attempting to make its points with judiciary and regulators in the April-June period. That could be a 54 % increase from $1.34 million simultaneously last year. The newest numbers were in documents filed late Wed. . This year's 2nd quarter lobbying bill is by a large margin the biggest that Google Incorporated . Has run up since opening its Washington, D.C, office in 2005. In another first, Google is now spending more on lobbying than Microsoft Co , a brutal rival and critic which has encouraged administration regulators to control Google.
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