Smoke and Mirrors: report finds Origin Energy’s suitor Brookfield an aggressive global tax dodger – Michael West

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Like the British East India Company the pirates are still here and overpowering governments and politicians BEIC is gone but they laid the foundation for what remains.

A global analysis of Canadian financial engineering juggernaut Brookfield, which is close to wrapping its $20bn takeover of Australia’s Origin Energy, reveals a complex global structure and aggressive tax avoidance strategies, reports Callum Foote.

Source: Smoke and Mirrors: report finds Origin Energy’s suitor Brookfield an aggressive global tax dodger – Michael West