The EU’s misguided tax war on US companies

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The EU’s misguided tax war on US companies

October 26 2017
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The European Union has released another state aid decision that targets a US multinational corporation. Joe Kennedy, senior fellow at the US Information Technology and Innovation Foundation who specialises in tax and regulatory policy, examines the global damage the EU’s actions could cause.

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