"In my view only the exact letter of the law can be interpreted as a set of rules to determine whether you're breaking the law or not." True, and that's what h

"In my view only the exact letter of the law can be interpreted as a set of rules to determine whether you're breaking the law or not." True, and that's what happens in practice. Which is why it's fine and understandable, to me, when countries take measures to close tax loopholes. "But what if I have businesses in Poland, the UK and Belgium and I can book my investment gains in either of those countries? Am I evading tax because I book it in the country with the lowest taxes? No. You'd be crazy to book it in the highest tax county if you have the freedom to not do so." Yeah, that makes sense. But going out of your way to create an optimal corporate structure of subsidiaries, licensing agreements, etc. all based in particular tax advantaged countries based purely on tax law is a lot more involved than that.