Q&A: Pascal Saint-Amans comes out fighting for the OECD’s blacklist and CbCR standard

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Q&A: Pascal Saint-Amans comes out fighting for the OECD’s blacklist and CbCR standard

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The OECD has found itself at odds with both the EU and the Tax Justice Network in the past week over divergent transparency standards. Pascal Saint-Amans, the organisation’s head of tax policy and administration, explains to Salman Shaheen why he believes its blacklist and non-public CbCR standard are the right approach.

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