"Emerging markets again contributed double-digit growth helping us exceed 50 billion euros in turnover, an important milestone in our journey to double the size of Unilever from 40 to 80 billion euros whilst reducing our environmental impact, " said chief executive Paul Polman.
He wants to charge bookmakers 2.5% of their turnover, more than double the current levy, and scrap a pending profits-based scheme, which, he says, makes racing shoulder too much of the bookmakers' business risk.