Re:Amazon and Starbucks pay less tax than sausage stall, say...
by mrweasel on Saturday September 03, 2016 @01:12PM
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I honestly don't believe that a country would stop having companies, or not have access to certain products because of such a tax. Remember your country would have no corporate income tax, it's the consumers of your product who are effectively paying the tax. Only companies not making a profit would take issues with such a scheme.
Take Q8, they own gas stations in Denmark. Apparently they've made no profit in Denmark, EVER. That is of cause a blatant lie. They've just moved the profit abroad. Taxing the revenue, directly at the pump, would either drive a lying company out and make room for more honest ones, or they would start paying their share.
There's ALWAYS someone who see an opportunity. Coca Cola leaving because they refuse to pay your tax? Fine Pepsi will swoop in that same day.
What you're suggestion is that companies will only ever operate in countries that makes it possible to be creative with taxes.
Take Q8, they own gas stations in Denmark. Apparently they've made no profit in Denmark, EVER. That is of cause a blatant lie. They've just moved the profit abroad. Taxing the revenue, directly at the pump, would either drive a lying company out and make room for more honest ones, or they would start paying their share.
There's ALWAYS someone who see an opportunity. Coca Cola leaving because they refuse to pay your tax? Fine Pepsi will swoop in that same day.
What you're suggestion is that companies will only ever operate in countries that makes it possible to be creative with taxes.