Post by
mydogchach on Nov 22, 2015 10:48am
What if Bankers Actually Owes the Money?
There seems to be a lot of half truths and misinformation regarding Albania - communist mafia, extortian, corruption, contract killings, banaa republic.
I think just a bit of honest and objective DD and research will show that Albania, while still a young democracy with some struggles, has made real prgress in progressive and legitimate government and law making.
15 year old stories on Prime Minister Edi Rami, acquited on corruption in 2001?
He's since received international awards for 'Eradication of Poverty' in 2002, voted 'World Mayor' in 2004 and Time magazine 'European Heroes' 2005 - do your own objective research. (hello Prime Ministers Chretien and Mulroney)
No - it just isn't the Congo as some have described, it's working hard to encourage foreign investment, is a member of NATO, the IMF, WTO - and an EU candidate (who criteria include a stable economy, human rights and a legitmate law making government)
Albania is a socila democracy (just like Alberta) and based on some of the BB posts, I'm not sure some of you even know Albania is. (It has Greece as a neighbor to the south - and Italy is just a boat ride to the west by the way).
Check out Bankers own website for an informative snap shot of the country and government.
The tax system has 'a cost recovery pool represents deductions for income taxes in Albania'.
, 'subject to ongoing routine audits.' The dispute involves the 2011 audit which showed $300 million, reduced by the government to $250 million - as expenses that shouldn't have been included. It's just a tax dispute - and it happens everywhere in the world, including Canada.
SO - with everything said - and just for arguments sake - what if the government has a legitmate claim - and the possibility that maybe, just maybe - Bankers, knowingly or not, used ineligble expenses and DOES owe the money?
Forget the other stuff for a minute, based on this possibility - what would the BB discussion regarding Bankers future?
Because I'm having trouble in my head rationalizing why a government would jeoporadize their candidate standing with the EU, their legitamicy with the world - both goverments and business - and especially future foreign investment nvestment by bringing some illegal, corrupt, extortation action against it's biggest foreign investor for a lousy $50 million tax dispute?
Comment by
ShortAttack on Nov 22, 2015 11:41am
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Comment by
braincloud on Nov 22, 2015 12:33pm
They are seeking PROFIT TAX! under the petroleum agreement PROFIT TAX is only applied after the recovery of COSTS! Read the annual report and the petroleum agreement before you make assertions like you know what you are talking about please!
Comment by
mydogchach on Nov 22, 2015 1:03pm
my grandpa said that if you can't say anything nice about a friggin moron - then don't say nothin' at all instead of more of your useless rants - how about you try and answer the original question. Do you have any idea why you have 200 ignores? oh - and phuk you