lunes, 23 de julio de 2012

Tax havens: Super-rich 'hiding' at least $21tn

BBC News

A global super-rich elite had at least $21 trillion (£13tn) hidden in secret tax havens by the end of 2010, according to a major study.
The figure is equivalent to the size of the US and Japanese economies combined.
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James Henry says his $21tn figure is a conservative estimate

The Price of Offshore Revisited was written by James Henry, a former chief economist at the consultancy McKinsey, for the Tax Justice Network.