The Price We Pay

The documentary takes up tax avoidance. The side it examines is big business. The account opens with the history of the matter. Then it comes to the present. Multinational companies move their profits to other countries. The places they move them to are called tax havens. So the earnings are not taxed where they were made. According to the film what governments lose is measured in trillions. That loss shows up in public services. The side that carries the weight is the middle income public. The documentary sets out how the method works. Banking and the legal order are inside the account too. The documentary explains the structures companies use. The subject is taken up as a legal matter as much as an economic one. Harold Crooks directed the ninety three minute documentary. The Canadian production was finished in 2014.