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 ...
Fine, we should just tell all the German automakers here to leave and take all their Nazi Thunderbirds with them!
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.
Sorry, I wrote “Delaware isn’t”.
Go ahead, put us on your list.
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.
WE need a tax haven... or at least a place to bank confidentially without it being a Federal crime.
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