The role of taxation featured prominently at this year’s World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, writes Jane McCormick (KPMG).
I had the opportunity to travel to Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. As a self-professed tax geek it has in previous years surprised me how little tax has been discussed at Davos given the significant role it has in all economies its use as a lever for governments to influence behaviours and its importance in geopolitics and international relations. But this year was different. Issues surrounding tax are starting to move up the agenda and its rising importance was clear in Davos with several sessions directly covering tax and it coming up implicitly almost everywhere I looked.
This 2020 theme for the discussions at Davos was ‘stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world ’ and in my view ...
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The role of taxation featured prominently at this year’s World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, writes Jane McCormick (KPMG).
I had the opportunity to travel to Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. As a self-professed tax geek it has in previous years surprised me how little tax has been discussed at Davos given the significant role it has in all economies its use as a lever for governments to influence behaviours and its importance in geopolitics and international relations. But this year was different. Issues surrounding tax are starting to move up the agenda and its rising importance was clear in Davos with several sessions directly covering tax and it coming up implicitly almost everywhere I looked.
This 2020 theme for the discussions at Davos was ‘stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world ’ and in my view ...
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