Tax havens under scrutiny at #WEF20
Calls for governments to clamp down on companies who use tax havens to pay lower taxes on their profits have been growing louder.
Calls for governments to clamp down on companies who use tax havens to pay lower taxes on their profits have been growing louder.
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What really gets Winnie Byanyima angry is how much wealth has been accrued through “tax planning” – the way billionaires use offshore tax havens.