Chapter 721： Whose pot?

The "Paradise" document, a blockbuster document published by the International Federation of Investigative Journalists in a previous life, disclosed the loopholes in taxation and how the political and business powers conceal a large amount of assets.

Once the document was published, it caused an uproar throughout the Western world. There were more than 13 million documents involving many tax havens around the world, and more than 90 media participated in the investigation, including more than 120 from nearly 50 countries. The names of the ZZ family, the Queen of England and the Minister of Real Power of the United States are all on the list. In addition, there are entrepreneurs, athletes, actors and stars from all walks of life, which cover most of the upper class in the West.

Its explosiveness far exceeds the ‘Mailgate’ incident that was only ignited in the United States.

The core of the "Paradise" document focuses on Bermuda's Eber Law Firm, a company with a history of more than 120 years serving exceptionally wealthy individuals.

It is committed to helping the wealthy to reduce their tax burdens; under the anonymity of assets such as companies, private jets, real estate, and yachts; and establishing large offshore trusts.

Yibai Law Firm has offices in all tax havens worldwide.

Yang Cheng doesn’t remember much of the specific content of the document, but he is one of the few that he can remember, and none of them are typical. The Venezuelan National Petroleum Company owns the investment share.

Another example is the "Paradise Documents" with a big mouth in the United States, and more than 10 consultants and major donors to the Elephant Party are also on the list.

Of course, Yang Cheng’s focus now is on the content that involves the British ZF or the royal family, because it can make Withereau unsure of his idea and take the initiative to ask for help. The person involved is definitely not small, but Yang Cheng can’t remember the general situation. I can only pretend to be ignorant and ask, "What's the shocking scene there?"

Withelow swallowed and said with a panic, "That document is not complete. It should have been deliberately deleted and sent. There is a part of the content showing that the Queen of the United Kingdom passed private property in 2005. -The Duchy of Lancaster invested £7.5 million in a fund in the Cayman Islands.

And this fund later invested in the purchase of equity in two British retailers accused of exploiting poor families and disadvantaged groups. "

means that the Duchy of Lancaster, which the Queen of England owns and protects her personal expenses, deposits part of its funds in funds registered in Cayman and Bermuda.

Yang Cheng smacked to herself, ordinary people might say: Investing in offshore companies is not illegal.

Indeed, everyone can register capital like an offshore company. The problem is that the investor is a member of the British royal family and the most noble queen. The object of investment is an offshore company. This involves "tax avoidance" and "money making money." "The question, you must know that the Queen of England only does not need to pay taxes on the part of the income that is subsidized by ZF.

In fact, as the king of a country, the queen enjoys many strange immunities.

Within the scope of British law, the subject of civil and criminal proceedings cannot be the monarch; the passport is issued in the name of the monarch, so the queen does not have and does not need to have a passport.

These strange rights are also in taxation. The British tax collection agency "Her Majesty the Queen’s Taxation and Customs Administration" has no right to impose taxes on the Queen, because the law stipulates that the monarch’s income, capital gains or inheritance of property are not liable for being taxed.

This strange arrangement actually has a certain logic: the queen should treat the ZF policy equally and fairly, but if the tax provisions passed by politicians determine the queen's actual income, the stakes may make the queen unfair.

The monarchs of other countries also have similar tax exemptions: the king of the Netherlands does not need to pay income tax.

However, the law is beautiful and the reality is cruel. The Windsor Castle fire in 1992 sparked a series of public discussions. The core of the discussion was whether the restoration of the Royal Castle should cost taxpayers' money. The result of this incident was that the Queen took the initiative to take the three parts. Two parts of the main income are taxed to cover the royal family’s expenditure from national taxes.

Therefore, since then, the Queen’s tax payment is first of her private income, such as investment income, like other taxpayers. Of course, the specific tax details belong to the Queen’s privacy, and the public has no right to know;

Then there is the Queen’s small treasury. If income or income is generated, tax is also required. The money of the small treasury is provided by the aforementioned "Principality of Lancaster".

For example, last year, the Principality’s net income was nearly 20 million pounds, so theoretically, the queen may be required to pay more than 8 million pounds in income tax;

And the Queen’s third source of income, the "monarch appropriation" given by the British Ministry of Finance does not require taxation, because these annual salaries are originally used for the Queen’s daily official expenses.

Of course, the most funny thing is that the Queen still needs to pay property tax consciously. Buckingham Palace is classified by the municipality as an H-class house worth more than 320,000 pounds. Therefore, the Queen has to pay the City Hall a property tax of 1,376 pounds every year. John Bull is also funny. It makes people laugh.

In short, once the news of the Queen’s deliberate tax avoidance is spread, it will definitely make a crowd of John Bulls guilty of mad cow disease. Don’t forget that the British royal family is proud to be a beauty salon for the British, and the words and deeds of the royal family members. What they did was the object of imitation by the British, but now the royal family, which is respected and supported by tens of thousands of people, puts part of the money in offshore companies, not to mention that money makes money, but also "tax evasion", and all investment is not personnel affairs. Funds and companies, what do you make the British think about the British royal family? If the relevant news is confirmed to be true, then the British royal family will be disgraced.

Of course, this document is now in Yang Cheng's hands. He is completely out of ideas if he breaks the news, and he faintly feels that this document may be Julian Assange's ghost, this is almost the same as the previous round' The Mailgate incident has the same effect.

Again, there is no real coincidence in this world, and Yang Cheng didn’t believe in this stuff. How could it be so coincidental. When he came to the UK, a hacker arrogantly sent this confidential document to his subordinates. It just happened to be delivered to the most rigid and righteous Withello?

Today’s auction was broadcast live on the Internet, so the news of Yang Cheng’s coming to the UK. Even if Julian Assange, who is facing the computer all day, even if he didn’t watch the live broadcast, he might learn from the news that he came to the UK. This constitutes a “paradise”. The opportunity for the documents to be delivered to Witherlow.

Is it even possible that the so-called female reporter harassed by Xing was also directed by Julian Assange?

Although it sounds weird, it cannot be denied that it is possible. Although Assange has been banned, the strangers under him are still at large. He does not need to work for him. people.

Then what is his purpose? After he refused to cooperate, he used such a document to motivate him?

To analyze from another angle, is it beneficial to Julian Assange to expose the scandal of the British royal family and dignitaries?

The answer is yes. When the British get messed up, there is no time to deal with him. You must know that the person who sends people to patrol and monitor the Ecuadorian embassy every day is the Minister of Defense Law.

Thinking about it carefully, he was terrified, if it weren't for Yang Cheng's temporary intention to come to Britain, he would have doubted that Recosta had been bewitched by Assange to lure himself over.

However, Weatherrow's words disrupted Yang Cheng's thoughts and made him wake up from the persecution delusion. He provided Yang Cheng with a novel point of view. This incident is likely to be caused by the political struggle within the United Kingdom and both inside and outside. The game of power.

According to Witherlow, whether it is the Xing harassment incident or the "Paradise" document, the goal is to directly point to the conservative dang and challenge the prestige of the British royal family. I am afraid that the root cause is still on Brexit.

Now on the matter of Brexit, the United Kingdom is divided into Brexitists and Remains, and there are Brexitists and Remains outside the United Kingdom, and the hostile internal and external Remains and Brexit join forces. Well, to be precise, it is collusion. , The two factions have been fighting violently for more than half a year.

In the current overall situation, the Brexit forces within the United Kingdom are slightly stronger, mainly because the British royal family is supporting Brexit. For this reason, the Queen of England personally went to Scotland to suppress the situation, demanding that the ZZ forces in Scotland focus on national stability and focus on the overall situation. Noisy and independent, stop tossing.

The staying faction is naturally unwilling to be reconciled to the other side’s advantage. Naturally, they must find a way to combat the Brexit faction Speaking of which, the British are also purely thinking about good things. The chicken thieves are going to die. It can also enjoy the “incense offerings” in the EU as a "lay disciple" in the EU. Germany and France must fulfill their obligations while insisting on enjoying their rights.

After the success of the previous Brexit referendum, the two sides continued to negotiate for more than a year. During the negotiation process, John Bull had fewer and fewer cards in his hands. On the contrary, the conditions of the EU were more and more. Even John Bull did not hesitate to put his face down. The country asked for help, but was slapped back by the people of country Z with a smile. You are crazy, country Z is now closing its doors to develop the economy, who is free to participate in your own affairs?

More importantly, what country Z needs is a complete European Union to contain the United States and the polar bears. You TM now come over and tell me not to play, and want me to welcome you with a smile? Be your **** dream.

Anyway, in the end, the British had no choice but to continue to maintain the original economic and trade partnership with the member states in the European Union. Countries such as Germany and France had to pay the money first before discussing anything else.

Germany, France, etc. do not agree to Brexit at all. Since you insist on Brexit, I will not only let you go out, but also punish you for unsustainable life!

Since the EU is to achieve the goal of killing chickens and monkeys, although it cannot kill the "chicken", it must let the "chicken" die.

This cannot blame Germany and France and other European Union countries for being cruel. It is the United Kingdom that is unkind. Of course the EU will be unrighteous. They are all robbers. If they start each other, who will be more benevolent and righteous, and who will show mercy? They are companions when they rob each other. When they rob each other, who doesn't want to hack someone to death?

To paraphrase a classic joke from Teacher Guo: They are all foxes on the mountain, what do you talk about?