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Re:Germany’s top financial supervisor dismissed a decade of ... by hef19898 on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:22PM (#23873725)
And this cluelessness is then abused by contractors. With flanking maneuvers targeting political leadership. No clear cut corruption, but the lines get blurry.

Fun fact, for a very long time German companies could declare bribes paid abroad in their taxes. Legally. Seems that a lot of people didn't get the memo that bribery was, indeed, illegal now.

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Re:Germany’s top financial supervisor dismissed a decade of ... by formerly_proven on Friday July 17, 2020 @05:46PM (#23876235)
> Fun fact, for a very long time German companies could declare bribes paid abroad in their taxes. Legally. Seems that a lot of people didn't get the memo that bribery was, indeed, illegal now.

Surprisingly realistic policy, considering that bribery is simply part of everyday business in some locales.

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Re:Germany’s top financial supervisor dismissed a decade of ... by literallycancer on Saturday July 18, 2020 @11:43AM (#23882123)
Of course they would, in some places it's just the way business is done. At least if they declare it, you can plan for it when executing projects abroad.
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