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Yes - agree, sorry sloppy language. I agree that both of the other distortions are important and difficult too - but I think imposed on authorities by circumsta

• charlesdm 9y ago
  Yes, agree, but I just think in many cases the resources and effort it requires for tax authorities to win these cases often makes it not worth it. A full tax case can easily run for 5 to 10 years, and the upside will be relatively limited. A lot has already been done in recent years and for a lot of EU companies the actual tax rate they pay has gone up with a few percentage points. But now most of the low hanging fruit is gone.