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UK Lawmakers Launch Offshore Inquiry, by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London
Thursday, May 01, 2008
The House of Commons Treasury Committee has announced that it is to undertake
an inquiry into offshore financial centres and their impact on global business
and investment, and the international fight against money laundering.
The inquiry, announced on 30th April, forms part of the committee's ongoing
work into Financial Stability and Transparency.
It is inviting interested
parties to submit evidence to the investigation before 19th June, 2008 relating to the following questions:
To what extent, and why, are Offshore Financial Centres important to worldwide
financial markets?
To what extent does the use of Offshore Financial Centres threaten financial
stability?
How transparent are Offshore Financial Centres and the transactions that
pass through them to the United Kingdom’s tax authorities and financial
regulators?
To what extent does the growth in complex financial instruments rely on
Offshore Financial Centres?
How important have the levels of transparency and taxation in Offshore Financial
Centres been in explaining their current position in worldwide financial markets?
How do the taxation policies of Offshore Financial Centres impact on UK
tax revenue and policy?
Are British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies well-regarded as
Offshore Financial Centres, both in comparison to their peers and by international
standards?
To what extent have Offshore Financial Centres ensured that they cannot
be used in terrorist financing?
What are the implications for the policies of HM Treasury arising from Offshore
Financial Centres?
What has been and is the extent and effect of double taxation treaty abuse
within Offshore Financial Centres?
To what extent do Offshore Financial Centres investigate businesses and
individuals that appear to be evading UK taxation?
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