[OpenSpending] €278bn through shell companies in Netherlands

[☮ elf Pavlik ☮]

Excerpts from Jonathan Gray's message of 2013-06-20 11:46:30 +0000:
> Apparently "€278bn flow through shell companies based in the Netherlands
> every year". [1]
interesting recent video document, "The Tax Free Tour (VPRO, Marije Meerman)": http://youtu.be/d4o13isDdfY

also showing work of journalists tracking practices in .nl plus funny IMO scene where to my understanding person leading come commission in .uk parliament pretty much yelled at people representing Google, Starbucks on 2 other companies, for dodging taxes through .nl Starbucks guy said that .nl administration asked him not to disclose deal they got on taxes there...