International and Dutch unions filed a complaint with a global trade body on Tuesday accusing Chevron Corp. (CVX.N) of funneling billions of euros through letter box companies in the Netherlands to avoid taxation. This will be an interesting case.
Corruption
The Olive Press: Journalist faces jail over plot to smear Spain’s left wing political leader Pablo Iglesias
Once again the centrists parties of Spain, the Consevatives and Social Democrats, have been caught using illegal means of undermining the leftist oppostion. Corruption, anti-democracy, and police brutality seem to be the hallmarks of this […]
Economics
Larry Elliot: Heretics welcome! Economics needs a new Reformation
Larry Elliot, who took part in the event, explains the importance of the 33 Theses for an Economics Reformation proposed by economics academics and students in London last week. Read here
Finance
Tax Justice Network – Portrait of a tax haven: Jersey
John Christensen continues Tax Justice Networks reports on specific tax havens. John was born in Jersey and later worked in the financial industry on the island. Thus this is an especially good, although lengthy, article. […]
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