Will a corporate tax cut attract MNEs to the US and Australia?

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Will a corporate tax cut attract MNEs to the US and Australia?

Amelia Schwanke
April 12 2017
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Rio Tinto has called on Australia and the US to cut their corporate tax rates to become more attractive investment locations, and it seems that Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is listening. Will the US follow?

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