-National Herald The Pandora Papers raise issues that need serious introspection. Even if the wealth has been salted away legally, does it reflect a flight of capital? Do HNIs feel their wealth is not secure in India? What is different about the Pandora Papers from the earlier Panama Papers leaks, revealed by ICIJ five years ago? Unlike the Panama papers which were leaks from a single source, a law firm called Mossack...
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Over 300 Indian Names in New Data Leak That Sheds Light on Offshore Dealings: Report
-TheWire.in So far, four Indian names have come out as part of the 'Pandora Papers': Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Ambani, the sister of Nirav Modi, and the husband of Kiran Mazumder Shaw. New Delhi: A new global leak of financial data promises to expose the secret offshore dealings and hidden assets of the world’s elite, including over 300 Indians. This new dataset comes from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) which obtained nearly...
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-DailyPioneer.com Tax firm’s leaked data includes correspondences with 33 Cos, HNWIs India’s own ‘Panama papers’ are gathering dust with law enforcement agencies and the Delhi High Court (HC). The 1.5 GB leaked data belongs to the tax consulting firm Nishith Desai Associates and includes controversial tax-related correspondences involving 33 of India’s biggest corporates and several high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). A Delhi-based whistle-blower, who is a software engineer, first got the sensational data and communications...
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-Newsclick.in Finance ministers from G7 countries have agreed on a deal to check tax avoidance by the biggest multinational conglomerations. How the G20 reacts to this accord and how these plans are implemented, remains to be seen. A recent report by ProPublica has revealed how multibillionaires from the US, including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Tesla’s Elon Musk, Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, among others, have managed to avoid paying federal taxes...
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-NetworkIdeas.org Following its $1.9 trillion Covid-relief package, the Biden administration has further announced an infrastructure package of $2.3 trillion. But in contrast to the former which is to be spent within months, the latter is to be spent over an eight-year period. And this package in turn is to be followed by a “human infrastructure” package. All this adds up to a massive stimulus for the economy as well as a...
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