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Een grote stap vooruit voor wereldwijde fiscale rechtvaardigheid

Jul 26, 2021 Josep Borrell , Paolo Gentiloni

BRUSSEL – Het multilateralisme wordt de afgelopen jaren in het defensief geduwd. In een wereld die meer multipolair is dan multilateraal, lijken landen tegenwoordig liever met elkaar te concurreren dan samen te werken. Het recente mondiale akkoord om de internationale vennootschapsbelasting te hervormen is echter een welgekomen teken dat het multilateralisme niet dood is.

Toch kunnen we het ook niet springlevend noemen. Hoewel de mondialisering zich tijdens de COVID-19-pandemie heeft doorgezet – zij het ongelijkmatiger en in weerwil van het groeiende gevoel van isolement onder mensen – wordt onderlinge afhankelijkheid steeds meer een bron van conflict. Zelfs zogenaamde soft power wordt als wapen ingezet: vaccins, data en technologische normen komen allemaal ten dienste te staan van de politieke concurrentie.

De wereld wordt er ook minder vrij op. De democratie zelf staat onder druk en er woedt een hevige strijd in het discours over de vraag welk politiek en economisch systeem de burger het beste dient.

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Josep Borrell

Writing for PS since 2020
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Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is Vice President of the European Commission for a Stronger Europe in the World.

Paolo Gentiloni

Writing for PS since 2021
1 Commentary

Paolo Gentiloni is EU Commissioner for the Economy and a former prime minister (2016-18) and foreign minister (2014-16) of Italy.

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Steve Gokorsch Aug 1, 2021

Come on let's be serious. The problem with a global minimum corporate tax rate is individual countries have vastly different costs of living, cost of government and deliver different services to their citizens. OF COURSE their tax rates differ, their costs differ.

Such nonsense. And looking at the additional revenue from going after individuals who use tax havens, about $10M/year which is a pittance compared to the annual tax revenue it is absurd to think these few individuals are the core problem impacting government tax revenue. This is not even a rounding error.

There are "inequalities" between countries because the culture, resources and industriousness of the citizens in countries differ. In addition the amount of graft and political corruption differ as well as their legal systems. OF COURSE there are inequalities, nations are not equal. Even here in the USA people are NOT equal, we simply agreed to have everyone treated equally under the Law.

Bottom line, this agreement is about guaranteeing more government revenue and for our current President throwing a bone to both his base and the EU. This agreement HURTS American citizens, especially those who save and invest.
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pm dehaan Aug 1, 2021

Did authors have a closer look to what this multilateral tax deal is about, how we arrived at that and how it is not helping countries who most need it? Its the myth of multilateralism: a bad, unworkable and incomprehensible multilateral compromise is not really helping anyone. The marketing however is 100% solid - how to sell lemons.
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Econ Oneoone Jul 27, 2021

What a complete load. Removing tax competition will lead to more global inefficiency, bloat, and corruption. So much money is wasted by corrupt globalist fools. Tax competition makes these unproductive government bureaucrats become more efficient by starving them of taxes which are the result of labor by productive people. Once the currently senile occupant of the White House is gone, hopefully rationality will again rule.
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George Craig Jul 27, 2021

Giving up our tax sovereignty in favor of globalism is about as smart as giving up our industrial base in favor of cheap imports from a country that considers itself to be our competitor for world dominance, and which is spending that money to build both nuclear and conventional weapons as fast as it can. Also, China, as a "emerging market", despite being the world's 2nd largest economy, will naturally take advantage of its tax and export advantages, as well as its laws that prevent foreign ownership of much of its corporate base, to gain even larger competitive advantages over both the US and Europe...
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Ray B Jul 26, 2021

The last US $1.2Trillion COVID relief bill barely spent 10% on COVID with the vast amount bailing out the States deficits. Of the $1.2T is $700+ billion in unspent money that Congress is trying to roll into another $1.5T boondoggle which they are called infrastructure to fix roads, bridges, broadband, etc. No language yet but those in the know are saying that tangible infrastructure projects are about 20% of the total while the 80% is funding who knows what? I am sure the EU is just as inefficient as the US. Governments take enough money out of the pockets of hard-working people around the world. Chocking the beast of funding will keep the people out of poverty while the elites are living high on the hog consuming people's labor. This agreement rewards high cost, high tax, countries while penalizing those who are efficient.
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