Friday, March 13, 2009
Capital moves to where it is treated best.
Unfortunately, thanks to Obamapelosipalooza, that isn't here anymore.
Must be part of that "change" thing I kept hearing about during the campaign.
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The fungibility and portability of capital is news to libtards, who are probably scratching their heads over this one.
Splash, out
Jason
The tidy towns and mountain vistas of Switzerland are an unlikely setting for an oil boom.
Yet a wave of energy companies has in the last few months announced plans to move to Switzerland -- mainly for its appeal as a low-tax corporate domicile that looks relatively likely to stay out of reach of Barack Obama's tax-seeking administration.
Must be part of that "change" thing I kept hearing about during the campaign.
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Swiss cantons are free to set their own tax rates. For example in Zug, corporate tax is about 16 percent but can fall as low as 9.5 percent for companies that do most of their business outside Switzerland. That compares with an average global corporate tax rate of 25.9 percent, according to consultancy KPMG.
"One trend that we see is that particularly Bermuda-based companies are now moving to Switzerland," said Martin Frey, a partner at law company Baker & McKenzie. "That may only partly be obviously for tax reasons, but also for security reasons and the fact that the Obama administration may go after them."
The fungibility and portability of capital is news to libtards, who are probably scratching their heads over this one.
Splash, out
Jason
Labels: economy, Obama, stupid, taxes
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