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There is a large difference in Europe between the taxation rate and what is paid in practice by corporations. In several EU countries the 'real' taxation for industry is close to 0%. Why do you think companies like Google, Skype, Apple etc slush all their profits through EU subsidiaries?

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> There is a large difference in Europe between the taxation rate and what is paid in practice by corporations.

This is only true if you're big enough. If you're a small business, you pay the inflated rate or go to prison.

Finally, the new Euro-socialism "discovered" its old enemy on the other side of the ocean again.

Just searching for "VW Steuern" reveals:

https://www.google.com/search?q=vw+steuern&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

"Volkswagen nutzt Luxemburg zum Steuernsparen"

"VW darf Milliarden-Bußgeld teilweise von Steuer absetzen"

"Der VW-Konzern nutzt ein fragwürdiges Steuersparmodell"

"Grüne wollen wissen: Wo zahlt Volkswagen wie viel Steuern"

"VW-Skandal: Steuern hinterzogen"

"Steueroasen: Wie deutsche Großkonzerne den Steuerzahler um ..."

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