Mc Donald’s continue et améliore son évasion fiscale – en France et dans le viseur de la Commission européenne
Un nouveau dossier sur Mc Do réalisé par EPSU et d’autres : il perfectionne son évasion fiscale !
Since the European Commission launched its state aid probe, McDonald’s has moved from Luxembourg to Delaware in the USA using a myriad of intermediate companies in Singapore, Hong Kong and the UK while making use of companies in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Guernsey. The new corporate structure is so untransparent that the new tax base is currently unknown. It does not allow for public scrutiny of the companies’ accounts, including taxes owed and paid.
Jan Willem Goudriaan, EPSU General Secretary says that “McDonald’s recent move shows why we need strong global public country-by-country reporting. The European Council must take up its responsibility and protect our communities from corporate tax dodging. We call on the Commission to continue and deepen its investigation of the company and on national tax authorities to conduct joint audits.” He adds “The European Union cannot let companies like McDonald’s act with total impunity; the EU’s credibility is at stake.” 2
Harald Wiedenhofer, EFFAT General Secretary, states: “This report adds insult to injury, after the successful McStrike actions in the UK, demanding a pay rise to £10 per hour, an end to zero-hour contracts and trade union rights and recognition, and several investigations at national and European level concerning workers’ rights. McDonald’s has to pay its fair share of taxes, and needs to guarantee decent working conditions, fair wages and proper information and consultation rights to all its workers, otherwise the credibility of Social Europe is jeopardised.”
SEIU Executive Vice President Rocio Sáenz said: “It’s clear that McDonald’s will do whatever it takes to hide its abusive tax practices from public scrutiny. McDonald’s tax avoidance is just one example of how the company inflates its profits at the expense of everyone else, including workers, consumers and taxpayers. We urge the European Commission to vigilantly investigate McDonald’s continued tax avoidance and hold the company accountable for the damage done by its misconduct.”
For more information contact Pablo Sanchez psanchez@epsu.org 0032 (0) 474 62 66 33
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Une question d’évasion fiscale :
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La campagne d’Attac-France et Mc Donald’s (11 avril 2017) :
l’occupation des restos :
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Disponible sur : http://www.lalibre.be/economie/actualite/fraude-fiscale-mcdonald-s-dans-le-collimateur-de-bruxelles-565ff87235709322e71d4a4c
Et sur les rulings belges : le cadeau à 7 milliards aux multinationales !