Do business in one country, shift the profits to another, and pay little or no tax.
It's controversial, but the world's biggest companies have been doing this for years.
Now the G7 group of advanced economies is trying to stop the practice by setting a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent.
Some of the multinational firms targeted include Amazon, Facebook and Google.
Will the deal succeed?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman
Guests:
Mark Bou Mansour - Spokesman, Tax Justice Network
Mustapha Ndajiwo - Executive Director, African Center for Tax and Governance
Thomas Pogge - Professor of Philosophy and Politics, Yale University
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It's controversial, but the world's biggest companies have been doing this for years.
Now the G7 group of advanced economies is trying to stop the practice by setting a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent.
Some of the multinational firms targeted include Amazon, Facebook and Google.
Will the deal succeed?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman
Guests:
Mark Bou Mansour - Spokesman, Tax Justice Network
Mustapha Ndajiwo - Executive Director, African Center for Tax and Governance
Thomas Pogge - Professor of Philosophy and Politics, Yale University
- Subscribe to our channel:
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
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