Incoherence in Dutch government policies?
It has increasingly become clear that tax havens have become a global problem, in particular undermining the interests of developing countries. In 2001, Oxfam estimated that developing countries miss out on US$ 50 billion in tax revenue each year as a consequence of tax evasion and tax avoidance strategies by multinational companies using tax havens in different parts of the world. read more lessrelated content
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Tax training on the (global) digital economy
This week, the online training of the Indonesion NGO Prakarsa started. The training is an introduction to (international) taxation, with a focus on the digital economy. Central to the training are the concepts of tax…
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This infographic shows the tax avoidance structure of biotech company Qiagen, a major producer of corona test kits.
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When the Netherlands concludes tax treaties with developing countries, the treaties contain lower rates than promised on the basis of Dutch policy. As a result, developing countries are missing out on badly needed revenues, and…
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Rio Tinto, don’t dodge the questions
On 13 May, SOMO and seven other organisations that put questions to Rio Tinto at its London AGM on 8 April wrote an open letter to Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Office, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, because the…
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