Will US tax reform spark a new ‘race to the bottom’?

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Will US tax reform spark a new ‘race to the bottom’?

Joe Stanley-Smith
January 02 2018
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The US’s long-awaited tax reform has brought the country’s corporate tax rate down to 21% - below 2017’s OECD average rate of around 25%. Will this spark a new wave of tax competition?

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