{"id":4622,"date":"2024-05-09T11:51:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T11:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxwars.org\/the-problem\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T11:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T11:04:18","slug":"the-problem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taxwars.org\/en\/the-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"The problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4622\" class=\"elementor elementor-4622 elementor-1303\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8eff9e e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8eff9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d268c1 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d268c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a8fd6 surtitre elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a8fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>THE PROBLEM<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-412f003 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"412f003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tMultinationals generate over 3,000 billion dollars in profits every year, yet pay virtually no taxes.  \t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624fd06 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"624fd06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f385c1 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f385c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b94a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08b94a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Multinationals are the big winners of globalization. They benefit fully from state-funded public services (transport and communications infrastructure, education, health, etc.) but make virtually no contribution to their financing. Thanks to skilful accounting manipulations, they lodge a large proportion of their profits in tax havens, where they are virtually untaxed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e345c e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6e345c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dda354 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6dda354\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c226936 surtitre elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c226936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TAX EVASION BY MULTINATIONALS<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa973ea elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"fa973ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tHow do they do it?\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91af3e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91af3e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Multinationals excel in the art of sheltering their profits in tax havens to avoid paying taxes. To this end, they benefit from the assistance of prestigious consulting firms (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PWC&#8230;) who provide them with turnkey tax optimization packages. These schemes, devised by specialists who are paid millions to make governments lose billions, are always based on the same philosophy: artificially relocate a maximum of profits to tax havens where they will be taxed little or not at all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d1b2b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"35d1b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\t&gt; By manipulating transfer prices\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626df18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"626df18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A multinational has its headquarters in one country and subsidiaries in others. These subsidiaries sell products and services to each other. However, they have a habit of manipulating these prices to minimize profits in high-tax countries and inflate them in low-tax countries. And, as one euro of profit cannot be taxed twice, profit taxed at 0% in a tax haven is not taxed when repatriated to the country where the multinational is headquartered.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d11c3b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"8d11c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\t&gt; Domiciling intellectual property in a tax haven\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a344909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a344909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, research and innovation are one of the main drivers of wealth creation. These innovations are protected by patents. We&#8217;re talking about intellectual property. The patent owner receives remuneration every time a company exploits his innovation. All a multinational needs to do is domicile its patents in a tax haven and pay for the use of these patents to artificially relocate its profits to a territory where they will be taxed little or not at all.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e472e39 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e472e39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:100,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8895d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ab8895d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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url(https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Tax-wars-img-27-2048x1150.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-play\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M838 162C746 71 633 25 500 25 371 25 258 71 163 162 71 254 25 367 25 500 25 633 71 746 163 837 254 929 367 979 500 979 633 979 746 933 838 837 929 746 975 633 975 500 975 367 929 254 838 162M808 192C892 279 933 379 933 500 933 621 892 725 808 808 725 892 621 938 500 938 379 938 279 896 196 808 113 725 67 621 67 500 67 379 108 279 196 192 279 108 383 62 500 62 621 62 721 108 808 192M438 392V642L642 517 438 392Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578d592 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"578d592\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb577e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eb577e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>UNDERSTAND TAX EVASION IN 2 MINUTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5baad06 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5baad06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How Apple artificially relocated its profits to tax havens \/ <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Excerpt from the film Tax Wars<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9bd95e e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9bd95e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"icrict\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,97C126.7,96.3,0.8,19.8,0,0v100l1000,0V1C1000,19.4,873.3,97.8,500,97z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f83d13 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f83d13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ffd06 surtitre elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4ffd06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IN THE FACE OF TAX EVASION<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1cd5a9 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"a1cd5a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tRESISTANCE GETS ORGANIZED\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4675c28 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4675c28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af23009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af23009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tax evasion has existed for as long as there have been taxes. But it took on a new dimension with the globalization of the economy and the liberalization of capital movements in the 1990s.&nbsp;<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-9cbad99 ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-3731875-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-3731875-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-3731875-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-3731875-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-3731875-word-spacing );\">From the 2000s onwards, it became clear that the problem was reaching alarming proportions, as documented by the pioneering Tax Justice Network. Many NGOs are taking up the issue. But it wasn&#8217;t until the financial crisis of 2008, with its attendant public deficits and unemployment, that wealthy countries decided to tackle tax evasion by multinationals.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc0140 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bc0140\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f989fd6 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f989fd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e727d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e727d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1872\" height=\"2060\" src=\"https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ligue.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ligue.png 1872w, https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ligue-273x300.png 273w, https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ligue-931x1024.png 931w, https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ligue-768x845.png 768w, https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ligue-1396x1536.png 1396w, https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ligue-1861x2048.png 1861w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1872px) 100vw, 1872px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ebbd6 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3ebbd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-100,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Logo-iccrict-blanc.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4360\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc2167 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dc2167\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad1971 surtitre elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dad1971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>THE GENESIS OF ICRICT<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d6810 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"88d6810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tThe idea of setting up an independent commission of high-profile experts capable of influencing the choices made by governments and international institutions is an obvious one.  \t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c5ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64c5ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2012, the G20 asked the OECD &#8211; which brings together mainly developed countries &#8211; to find solutions to put an end to the practices of multinationals. Economists and NGO activists were quick to realize that the future of international taxation is being played out in this very select club. So how can the negotiations be influenced? So that they result in a reform that is both ambitious and mindful of the interests of the countries of the South? The idea of creating an independent commission of high-profile experts capable of influencing the choices made by governments and international institutions quickly took hold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fd2a6 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86fd2a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc9bbf e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cc9bbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b387dcd surtitre elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b387dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ICRICT<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda9130 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"eda9130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tA HIGH-FLYING COMMISSION SUPPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce0baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bce0baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It will take two years to identify, convince and bring together fourteen high-profile personalities who are willing to put their weight behind a far-reaching reform of international taxation. The Independent Commission for International Business Tax Reform (ICRICT) was created in 2015. It has fourteen members from every continent. Economists, legal experts and former elected representatives. It benefits from the financial and intellectual support of fourteen NGOs. But the commissioners enjoy total independence in their actions and positions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd8f39 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bd8f39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2695e93 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2695e93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"1027\" src=\"https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tableau-ong-tax-wars.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4198\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tableau-ong-tax-wars.png 1350w, https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tableau-ong-tax-wars-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tableau-ong-tax-wars-1024x779.png 1024w, https:\/\/taxwars.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tableau-ong-tax-wars-768x584.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5a496 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e5a496\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,98.9L0,6.1V0h1000v6.1L500,98.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbcc753 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbcc753\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a7278 surtitre elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03a7278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IN THE FACE OF MULTINATIONAL PRACTICES<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb623a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"cb623a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tREVOLUTIONARY SOLUTIONS\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba9f28 e-con-full qodef-image-overflow e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dba9f28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab1c70 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dab1c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce5cdb e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ce5cdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faa6465 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"faa6465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7022b e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af7022b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76ef52 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"c76ef52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tGlobal minimum tax\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794cfe2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"794cfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Global Minimum Corporate Tax represented an important step in international cooperation to end abusive practices by multinational corporations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">What was agreed internationally was a floor of 15%, with some exceptions that could bring the effective tax rate even lower than that. For this reason, ICRICT argues that the minimum tax should be set at 25% &#8211; the average in Europe &#8211; and without exceptions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79cc564 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79cc564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a7253 e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46a7253\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905d975 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"905d975\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0d6e9 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c0d6e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d38af0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"8d38af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tunitary taxation\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118a700 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"118a700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let&#8217;s get away from the fiction that Google Ireland, Google France and Google Colombia are different entities. Multinationals are economic entities with the planet as their playground.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The idea of unitary taxation is to consider all the profits made worldwide by a multinational company, and to redistribute the proceeds of taxation according to the sales made in each country. This is the other key measure in the OECD agreement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d35a94 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d35a94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-036254f e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"036254f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f5a51 surtitre elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f5a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A STEP FORWARD, OF COURSE, BUT<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5a5f5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title\" data-id=\"4f5a5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-section-title qodef-decoration--italic qodef-link--underline-draw qodef-subtitle-icon--left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"qodef-m-title\">\n\t\tIS IT ENOUGH?\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6661b84 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6661b84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8bc36d e-grid e-con-full qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8bc36d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f688e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f688e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The global minimum tax and unitary taxation represent a major change in philosophy. But for ICRICT members, this can only be a first step. The OECD&#8217;s 15% minimum tax rate on profits is insufficient. It should be raised to 25%. The same applies to unit taxation. For the time being, it only concerns a hundred or so multinationals.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c145f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c145f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building on its initial success in taxing multinationals, ICRICT is now campaigning for an overhaul of the taxation of large fortunes. Like multinationals, billionaires largely escape ordinary income tax. In France, for example, the Institute for Public Policy (IPP) has shown that the top 378 French fortunes are taxed at just 2%.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cae1a3 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cae1a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99caece elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_button\" data-id=\"99caece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-button qodef-html--link qodef-layout--filled qodef-type--standard qodef-icon--right qodef-hover--icon-move-horizontal-short\" href=\"https:\/\/taxwars.org\/passer-a-laction\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-m-text\">Take action<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b42a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_button\" data-id=\"d1b42a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-button qodef-html--link qodef-layout--filled qodef-type--standard qodef-icon--right qodef-hover--icon-move-horizontal-short\" href=\"https:\/\/taxwars.org\/en\/the-film\/#talks\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<span class=\"qodef-m-text\">Watch the talks<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e2e643 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e2e643\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d628a6 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d628a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc322d e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebc322d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e333502 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e333502\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61637cd e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61637cd\" 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