Is resource nationalism a problem to attract inv in #Africa extractive sector? Are taxes too high? #af13 @FT_thisisAfrica @alexcobham @f2p
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@OECD_Centre@FT_thisisAfrica@f2p Hard to imagine that anyone, anywhere, thinks the dev problem here is that#taxes are too high...3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@alexcobham@OECD_Centre@FT_ThisIsAfrica@F2P Pls also have a look at the Africa tax survey 2013 earlier this week. http://ow.ly/potym1 reply 2 retweets 1 like -
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@JelleKeijmel@OECD_Centre@FT_ThisIsAfrica@F2P Thanks - some striking findings. Will tweet a few now...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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#Transferpricing now biggest challenge cos African countries "gained knowledge & sophistication" - i.e. easy before cos no implementation1 reply 2 retweets 1 like -
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2. African governments much more engaged on tax for large companies, e.g. many more tax audits, more international info exchange
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3. Businesses remain aggressive: "Appetite for
#tax planning was already very high in 2007 and in 2013 it remains so."1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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4. International business in Africa is odd - e.g. many complaints about Mozambique
#tax because of Portuguese-English language barrier!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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5. Seems to be a broader issue in regard to, let's say, less 'Anglicised' countries -
#tax systems less familiar.pic.twitter.com/4DuSlhy6iQ
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#Tax is not a reputation concern for big business in Africa. As 1 challenge out of 6, 0% scored it most important.pic.twitter.com/geVFFsgGCI
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@alexcobham - 95% say compliance is a top 3 challenge — a common priority for biz, dev, tax authorities?
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