Four tobacco companies channel about 40 per cent of their annual profits through the Netherlands to avoid taxes. Despite international measures, this has not yet decreased. The Investigative Desk Read the full article (in Dutch) here. Listen to the NRC podcast with Stefan Vermeulen (in Dutch) here. Each year, the world’s largest tobacco companies channel …

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According to the Dutch tax authorities (Belastingdienst), British American Tobacco channelled 4 billion euros in worldwide profits through the Netherlands without paying any tax on them. British American Tobacco (BAT), the largest tobacco manufacturer in the world in terms of turnover, used the Netherlands as a hub for tax avoidance for many years. Between 2003 …

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British American Tobacco (BAT) is fighting  a record  1.2 billion euro claim for tax avoidance. Thursday 30 October a court in the city of Haarlem will consider a long-term dispute between the tobacco manufacturer and the Dutch tax authorities. British American Tobacco (BAT) is fighting  a record  1.2 billion euro claim for tax avoidance. Thursday …

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