Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
Lovely in theory. The first image is so simplistic it is amusing: yes, when a company has an entity called Profit Syphon Inc elsewhere it is nice and simple. But sadly... that never happens!

How does the EU know what something is worth? Or what value is added at what point in the chain? Is making a car in Mexico allowed or not? Starbucks gets its coffee beans processed abroad and then sells the finished product to individual companies - so most money is in the preparation. Is this allowed? If not why not?

What is Intellectual Property worth? Or patients? They will remain owned by some company in the Seychelles and charge 10% of all revenue worldwide.

And lastly - if the entity in the EU has no money, how exactly can you tax it? All the sites in the EU are separately owned distributors.

Oh, and let's not forget countries such as Ireland are on the side of the Companies and are actively fighting these changes.

If the UK were within this effort and contributing our expertise, then the EU's efforts may be more effective. Policy-wise, the UK is the money-laundering centre of the world. This isn't due to lack of expertise, but due to intentional policy. And if we were to agree to work towards this ideal that you said you'd like, then because of our experience in aiding money-laundering, we'd also have the most expertise in reducing it. So once again, you describe an ideal and blame the EU for not being able to live up to it, when it's the UK which has the greatest part in thwarting this ideal of yours.