by Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 8, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in Forbes on March 8, 2013. Bureaucrats at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently conjured a problem to justify a new assault on tax competition. In a recent report titled, “Addressing Base Erosion...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Feb 27, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The bureaucrats at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently conjured a new problem to justify yet another assault on tax competition. Beholden to the interests of high-tax European welfare nations, the OECD has repeatedly sought,...
by Brian Garst | Feb 20, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Hardly anyone stands up for taxpayers. It’s the classic problem of concentrated interests and defused costs. Those who benefit from profligate government spending are strongly motivated to lobby for their pet handout. But every individual bit of waste only adds...
by CF&P | Feb 20, 2013 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 20, 2013 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org Center for Freedom and Prosperity Condemns New OECD Assault on Tax Competition and Fiscal Sovereignty Washington, D.C., Wednesday,...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 13, 2012 | Blogs, Taxation, VAT
Regular readers know I’m not a fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Heck, just take a look at some of the examples in this post and you’ll understand why. Well, the Secretary-General of the Paris-based bureaucracy just pontificated about...