I am sorry, but it is not the case that Governments are completely unable to do anything unilaterally to prevent profit shifting. They can, for example, decide whether to execute secret sweetheart deals with large multinationals through their tax authorities, or they can decide to be transparent.
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Anneliese Dodds
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 October 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance Bill.
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