Ignore the headlines & hype about taxation of Apple, Google, Amazon & the rest: here are the surprising facts
A conversation with Seamus Coffey
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The chatter around global corporate taxation grows ever louder with the OECD, the EU and now Joe Biden all joining in. If you thought that Ireland and one or two other jurisdictions are unfairly grabbing your taxes and jobs you will be surprised by the facts. Cheap headlines get in the way of the truth: you don’t need to be a finance expert to understand what is going on. Just listen to Seamus Coffey here.
a clear and compelling rebuttal by Seamus of the false narrative that Ireland is a tax haven for MNCs - I can understand why some politicians might push it and even why some journalists might uncritically amplify it but what I can’t understand is why some distinguished commentators, like Krugman, who surely should/must know better, continue to major on it; do they have “alternative facts” or are they simply mistaken?