Francis Weyzig

Tax, finance and development

Fiscal Apartheid

When the Netherlands had transformed its tax ruling regime (see previous blog), the job was not over yet. The OECD and EU also targeted ring-fenced regimes. Ring fencing is the … Continue reading

October 23, 2016 · 5 Comments

The Barbapapa tax haven

It is little know that around the turn of the millennium, the Dutch Finance Ministry created a secret group of high-ranking tax officials called the Barbapapa group. You may wonder, … Continue reading

October 23, 2016 · 4 Comments

End the abuse of Dutch limited partnerships!

Today, the Panama Papers shed some light on the tax avoidance via the Netherlands. Uber, Pfizer, Boeing and many other US firms avoid taxes on their foreign operations using a … Continue reading

April 14, 2016 · 1 Comment

Europese aanpak belastingontwijking is broodnodig

Waarom is het zo belangrijk dat EU-landen met gezamenlijke maatregelen komen tegen belastingontwijking? Wat betekent dat voor Nederland? En hebben ontwikkelingslanden daar ook iets aan? Bekijk hier de uitzending van … Continue reading

March 10, 2016