
Multinationals should refrain from tax avoidance and pay taxes says Eurozone minister
Multinationals should refrain from tax avoidance practices and pay their fair share of taxes, the head of euro zone finance ministers said on Saturday, in a new endorsement to the European Union fight against tax dodging.

Irish ministers want multinational taxes reviewed before appealing EU ruling
A group of independent lawmakers in Ireland's government want their coalition partners to commit to reviewing how tax is collected from multinationals before it considers appealing an EU ruling against tax dealings with Apple.

Here's one budget proposal that may bring back Vodafone-like horrors for foreign cos
Jaitley was applauded for deferring to the Bombay High Court verdict in another Vodafone case; he would now be pilloried for locking with foreign companies again

Cabinet may decide to reduce FDI in pharma to 49 percent
"MNCs which are acquiring domestic firms have spent less than one percent of their total sales in R&D in India. They are doing only clinical trials in India and not actual drug development work,"