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{
"time": "2007-04-26 09:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. John Dillon",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"597771\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would agree with you; commentary on the issue of tax havens would be a very welcome addition to the report. By the very nature of the problem, we don't always have sufficient data to evaluate where the money is going and who is hiding what from whom. Since September 11 there has been some more transparency in the global system, but I still think we have a ways to go.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"597772\" data-originallang=\"en\">On the issue of taxation within developing countries, one of the problems is that the kind of policy advice the IMF gives is that they favour value-added taxes, such as our own GST. In my opinion, those are more regressive taxes when we need progressive tax regimes, where the wealthy will pay their fair share. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"597773\" data-originallang=\"en\">Here's another area where I'm quite critical of the IMF's advice.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"597771\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je suis d'accord avec vous; un commentaire sur la question des refuges fiscaux serait certainement un ajout opportun au rapport. \u00c9tant donn\u00e9 la nature m\u00eame du probl\u00e8me, nous n'avons pas toujours suffisamment de donn\u00e9es pour \u00e9valuer o\u00f9 va l'argent et qui se cache de qui. Depuis le 11 septembre, il y a eu davantage de transparence dans le syst\u00e8me mondial, mais je pense que nous avons toujours des progr\u00e8s \u00e0 accomplir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"597772\" data-originallang=\"en\">En ce qui concerne la fiscalit\u00e9 au sein des pays en voie de d\u00e9veloppement, l'un des probl\u00e8mes c'est que le genre de conseils strat\u00e9giques que donne le FMI consiste \u00e0 favoriser les taxes \u00e0 valeur ajout\u00e9e, comme notre propre TPS. \u00c0 mon avis, ce sont l\u00e0 des taxes plus r\u00e9gressives alors que nous avons besoin de r\u00e9gimes fiscaux progressistes, o\u00f9 les riches paient leur juste part.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"597773\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est l\u00e0 une autre question pour laquelle j'ai assez de critiques \u00e0 formuler \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard des conseils du FMI.</p>"
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"url": "/committees/foreign-affairs/39-1/51/john-dillon-5/",
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"document_url": "/committees/foreign-affairs/39-1/51/",
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