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EU tax haven list could name US
EU Observer ^ | 16. Sep. 2016, 08:04 | Aleksandra Eriksson

Posted on 09/17/2016 10:43:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The European Commission has taken a step towards establishing a common EU list of tax havens, but critics fear that EU capitals may hijack the show and delete allied nations from the record.

The EU executive on Thursday (15 September) presented a method for verifying which countries outside the bloc qualify as tax havens (the commission says tax evasion problems inside the EU are dealt with under other, binding legislation). […]

The US state of Delaware is a well-known “onshore” tax paradise. The EU, however, is basing its analysis of the US as a whole, meaning it could avoid being put on the list.

“The US is the main player, because of its economic weight. The EU must put pressure on it to change its laws,” (German left-wing MEP Fabio) De Masi said.

The EU list could have a negative effect if the US was omitted, he added. …

(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: eurobanking; eussr; socialmarketeconomy; taxhaven

1 posted on 09/17/2016 10:43:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Fine, we should just tell all the German automakers here to leave and take all their Nazi Thunderbirds with them!


2 posted on 09/17/2016 11:09:57 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Olog-hai

Delegate is t a tax paradise. The reason companies (especially consumer lending firms) domicile there is because of the Chancery court and the lack of usury laws.


3 posted on 09/18/2016 12:20:35 AM PDT by oblomov (We have passed the point where "law," properly speaking, has any further application. - C. Thomas)
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Sorry, I wrote “Delaware isn’t”.


4 posted on 09/18/2016 12:22:22 AM PDT by oblomov (We have passed the point where "law," properly speaking, has any further application. - C. Thomas)
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To: Olog-hai

Go ahead, put us on your list.


5 posted on 09/18/2016 4:06:04 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Olog-hai

I know this isn't taught in the schools,Fabio,but Germany's had very limited success with the lists she's drawn up in the past.

6 posted on 09/18/2016 4:15:26 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proud Member Of The "Basket Of Deplorables")
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To: Olog-hai

WE need a tax haven... or at least a place to bank confidentially without it being a Federal crime.


7 posted on 09/18/2016 5:38:08 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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