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Domicile fiscal, résidence effective, conventions fiscales, exit tax… @qparrinello.bsky.social , de @taxobservatory.bsky.social a répondu à mes questions sur les contours du débat sur la fiscalité des ultra-riches. 👇
www.humanite.fr/social-et-ec...
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The findings show that tax policy isn’t just about revenue. It also shapes competition & fairness in the marketplace.

Curbing profit-shifting can level the playing field between large multinationals & smaller firms.

📄 For more insights read the full WP: www.taxobservatory.eu/publication/...
Tax Compliance of Multinationals and Industry Concentration in the European Union - Eutax
www.taxobservatory.eu
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
In numbers:

➡ Industries with top 8 firms under reporting obligations, became 2.6 percentage points less concentrated.

➡ Using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index yields similar results.

These are the first empirical estimates linking tax compliance directly to market structure.
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
And this had wider effects 🌐

As large firms’ dominance decreased, industry concentration fell in sectors where the biggest players were subject to the new rules.

Less tax avoidance → fairer competition → less market concentration.
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Specifically, they found that:

📉 One percentage point rise in effective tax rates led to a 1.8% drop in global sales.

📉 The subsidiaries of these firms also saw their sales decline.

This was not led by divestment of subsidiaries, firms simply became smaller.
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
In 2016, the EU introduced CbCR, requiring large multinationals to disclose where they earn profits & pay taxes.

🔍 Using this reform as a natural experiment, the researchers compared affected & unaffected firms, and found that stronger tax compliance made big firms smaller.
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"Le secteur extractif mobilise des entreprises et des chaînes de valeur qui traversent les frontières. Pour le réguler, les États coopèrent ou exercent leur influence au-delà de leur juridiction." 💬 @nmoreaukastler.bsky.social

📺 Regardez la session complète ici : www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2gq...
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM