Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or are reg. in tax havens

Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by jmckib on Monday April 20, 2020 @01:05PM (#22925847)

The best way to disincentive tax avoidance would be to not allow it in the first place. A one-off policy like this punishes tax avoidance without necessarily discouraging it in the future. It depends on how likely businesses think it is for something like this to happen again.

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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by cies on Monday April 20, 2020 @01:50PM (#22926398)

I think there is a lot of lobbying for tax avoidance. But maybe that's just my perception of govts using democracy as a banner while in reality policy is much more influenced by lobby effort than voters sentiment.

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Re:Denmark: No aid for companies which pay out dividends or ... by jmckib on Monday April 20, 2020 @01:55PM (#22926467)

I'm sure you're right. Lobbying for tax avoidance is a classic example of rent-seeking. I'm just trying to point out that this is an empty gesture from the government. It makes people feel good but it doesn't really prevent tax avoidance in the future. If that was the goal, there's a much more direct way to do it.

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