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Sheldon Whitehouse: “If we allow companies and wealthy Americans to avoid paying taxes by going offshore, we can assume that they will follow…”

On the recordApril 18, 2023
If we allow companies and wealthy Americans to avoid paying taxes by going offshore, we can assume that they will follow that incentive.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse highlights the issue of tax avoidance through offshoring.

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