@martinhearson @alexcobham right but 'real fig lost to corp tax dodging is likely to be much higher' [than $634 bn] is a misunderstanding?
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Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater@alexcobham Inconsistent within the blog post: infographic says 'Iillicit financial flows'.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @martinhearson
@martinhearson@alexcobham right. so I'm trying to work out if he is saying 1) what you said (but mistaking tax when he means IFFs total)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@martinhearson@alexcobham or 2) 'we really think that tax dodging costs DCs >$600 bn but it is hard to prove'3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater@alexcobham So actually it is not inconsistent, he is saying of the $634bn IFFs, most is corporate tax dodging2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @martinhearson
@martinhearson@alexcobham - thnx for help w clarifying! My Q( it’s a real Q) is there reason to think tax gap this high, or purely mistake?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater@alexcobham where do they say it's the tax gap?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @martinhearson
@martinhearson@alexcobham ‘$634 mainly due to tax evasion’,‘tax avoidance likely to b much >’ - reads like they understand this as lost tax2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater@alexcobham viz IFFs "which cost developing countries 4.3% of their GDP" and "loss two" = repatriated profits by investors2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@martinhearson @alexcobham - right but then equates IFFs w “corporate tax dodging”! Anyway question not so much about this instance…
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