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Still slipping the net

机译:仍在漏网

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On a roundabout near one of the main roads into Amsterdam sits a drab office block which is home to hundreds of multinationals-on paper. Intertrust, the firm whose flag flutters outside, provides registration for local subsidiaries of the big companies, and other ancillary services. But many of those multinationals have a minimal physical presence there. Of the Netherlands' more than 10,000 "letterbox" firms, such as these, many are empty. Often, one of the main reasons for such subsidiaries is to cut the tax bills of their parent companies. The Netherlands, and other low-tax havens such as Ireland and Luxembourg, have attracted much criticism from other countries for the legal loopholes they leave open to encourage such tax avoidance by big corporations. The three countries attract a huge amount of foreign direct investment (see chart), but much of it flows back out again, with the money ultimately financing factory-building and the like in another part of the world. By routing such investments via tax havens, multinationals can save on a variety of taxes, perfectly legally. The havens say that all they are doing is providing a business-friendly climate. But critics, including the United States Senate and the European Commission, say they are undermining the global tax base and helping big firms to avoid paying their fair share.
机译:在通往阿姆斯特丹的一条主要道路附近的一个回旋处,是一个单调的办公大楼,那里是数百名纸上跨国公司的家。 Intertrust是一家飘扬着旗帜的公司,它为大公司的本地子公司提供注册以及其他辅助服务。但是,其中许多跨国公司在那儿的实际业务量很少。在荷兰的10,000多家“信箱”公司中,有许多是空的。通常,此类子公司的主要原因之一是削减其母公司的税单。荷兰以及其他低税天堂,如爱尔兰和卢森堡,因它们留有鼓励大公司避免此类税收的法律漏洞而受到其他国家的批评。这三个国家吸引了大量的外国直接投资(见图表),但其中很大一部分又再次流出,这笔钱最终为世界其他地区的工厂建设等提供了资金。通过避税天堂转移此类投资,跨国公司可以完全合法地节省各种税收。避风港说,他们正在做的只是提供一种有利于商业的氛围。但是,包括美国参议院和欧盟委员会在内的批评人士说,他们正在破坏全球税收基础,并帮助大公司避免支付公平的份额。

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    《The economist》 |2015年第8959期|65-65|共1页
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