Tom Braithwaite

Financial Times

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Business and politics correspondent at the Financial Times

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By some estimates, $700 billion in American corporate earnings are parked in offshore tax havens out of reach for US tax collectors.

Obama to Crack Down on Corporate Offshore Tax Havens

By some estimates, $700 billion in American corporate earnings are parked in offshore tax havens out of reach for US tax collectors.

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