Tax Inquiry: Live blog – Google, Apple, Microsoft and News Corp front inquiry on tax avoidance
Google Australia CEO Carnegie
Today saw online giants Google, Apple and Microsoft, along with media company News Corp Australia appear before the Senate Economic References Committee which was looking at the issue of corporate tax avoidance.
Mumbrella live blogged the afternoon appearances, which included Google Australia managing director Maile Carnegie and News Corp Australia CEO Julian Clarke.
This live blog is now closed, however it covers the full two-and-a-half hours of testimony.
Quick run a story about dole bludgers and greenies
we all know they cost way more than these tax avoiding scum
Sounds like a taxing time for the 3 representatives…
Might need to do a quick fact check, Google Australia does not have a CEO, her title is Country Director AUNZ
Thanks Greg,
Will correct. It changed a year or so ago. My mistake.
Cheers
Nic – Mumbrella
Maile is not the CEO or the MD, her title is Country Director
Tax avoidance by these multinationals is the biggest scam ever perpetrated on the Australian tax payer. It’s downright insulting. If Abbott doesn’ t step up and put an end to this outrage – and get back the Billions we’re owed – instead of penny pinching the average Aussie, the Coalition is gone – and good damn ridance.
If all the multinationals paid their fair share of tax, there would be no budget deficit, there would be no need to raise the pension age, and no need to raise the GST. Again, it’s the average Australian that is being penalised because of the actions of the rich few.
The Greens, Labor and other miscellany do this for their usual bitter purposes, so it’s a shame it’s them running this show. But it’s a show worth running.
These disgraceful, amoral organisations are parasites on Australia. Beneath contempt.
So how have the other villains in the piece gone unscathed? The scumbag accountancy firms, ‘professional services’ firms, law firms who have orchestrated this blatant theft from Australian taxpayers? Time to name and shame them too.
Yes Maile the tax rate in Bermuda is zero. You didn’t know?