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Business and sustainable development. Accountability. Tax. Feminist test case. Media: Tom Gardner at Slater & Gordon 0207 657 1690 press@slatergordon.co.uk

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    1. Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 23 Jul 2018
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      Is globalisation creating a race to the bottom, as countries lower taxes to attract MNCs? No. Downward pressure actually comes from #taxhavens. 40% of MNC profits are artificially shifted to tax havens. These are very hard to recoup, in murky waters. https://voxeu.org/article/missing-profits-nations …pic.twitter.com/YozlaXjSjP

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    2. David Manheim‏ @davidmanheim 24 Jul 2018
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      Replying to @_alice_evans @TonysAngle and

      David Manheim Retweeted Alice Evans

      Very interesting work - but there is reason to think that both are important factors, as the article makes clear, but this tweet incorrectly disputes. 40% of profits are shifted, and the other 60% is located in a non-haven countries competitively pressured to reduce taxes.https://twitter.com/_alice_evans/status/1021358395650199552 …

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      Alice Evans @_alice_evans
      Is globalisation creating a race to the bottom, as countries lower taxes to attract MNCs? No. Downward pressure actually comes from #taxhavens. 40% of MNC profits are artificially shifted to tax havens. These are very hard to recoup, in murky waters. https://voxeu.org/article/missing-profits-nations … pic.twitter.com/YozlaXjSjP
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    3. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater 25 Jul 2018
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      Replying to @davidmanheim @_alice_evans and

      Overall they find only 6% of corp profits shifted. The 40% percent figure is of foreign profits (eg incl Apple in UK or France but not Apple in US) MNC foreign subsidiaries account for c 15% of overall corp profits. I think *everyone* is going to misunderstand the 40%!

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    4. Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 25 Jul 2018
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      Replying to @MForstater @davidmanheim and

      I used the term they use in the blog "multinational profits".

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    5. Heather Self‏ @hselftax 25 Jul 2018
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      Replying to @_alice_evans @MForstater and

      Interesting. Your tweet (understandably) says “MNC profits” and until Maya’s clarification, I had assumed that meant “40% of the profits of MNCs” - which was a figure I thought unlikely to be right; now I understand why.

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    6. Alice Evans‏ @_alice_evans 25 Jul 2018
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      Replying to @hselftax @MForstater and

      Maya's addition is great. It doesn't detract from the central point: tax havens are the issue, rather than competition between high-tax jurisdictions. I was trying to detail that distinction in 240 characters. Failing clearly! Interested readers can consult the blog/ paper

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      Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater 25 Jul 2018
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      Replying to @_alice_evans @hselftax and

      I know that is what paper & blogpost says. I think its the least convincing part. Can also argue shifting of non location specific profits is protective against tax competition, since it relieves pressure between high tax jurisdictions to use ⬇️ tax rate to attract investment

      11:40 PM - 25 Jul 2018
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        2. Maya Forstater‏ @MForstater 25 Jul 2018
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          Replying to @MForstater @_alice_evans and

          i.e. with the implication that to the extent that BEPS changes effectively prevent this, there will be *more* competitive pressure on tax rates between jurisdictions...... and potentially a push for wider changes to the international tax system.

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