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Carl Levin: “Loss of tax revenue is a key cause of the problem. Shifting of profits offshore by multinational corporations is a major…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
Loss of tax revenue is a key cause of the problem. Shifting of profits offshore by multinational corporations is a major contributor to that problem.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin identifies offshore profit shifting as a significant factor in tax revenue loss.

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