http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/us-tax-secrecy-idUSTRE7926VN20111004

Washington – U.S. Senators Kay Hagan and John McCain introduced the Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act, which would give huge tax breaks to large corporations. Meanwhile, groups from across the political spectrum continue to debunk the myths that any corporate tax holiday will benefit the government, taxpayers and job creators. In fact, they argue it would make matters worse.

Tax Holiday Press Release

The Financial Secrecy Index is a tool for understanding global financial secrecy, corruption and illicit financial flows. By ranking secrecy jurisdictions according to both their secrecy, and the scale of their activities, it allows a politically neutral ranking of the biggest players. Given the devastating effects of financial secrecy and the loss of revenues on a global scale, this index provides a great tool to determine how some of the worst actors continue to contribute to the financial crisis and facilitation of criminal activity.

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