Overview
Bloomberg Government, Law360 and Reuters quoted Steptoe Chair Phil West in articles covering a September 5 panel discussion at the International Fiscal Association (IFA) Congress in Seoul, South Korea, in which West was a panelist. Speakers criticized the European Commission's state aid probes—part of its efforts to target member countries giving multinational companies what it sees as illegal tax breaks.
During the discussion, West said: "Countries that are the alleged wrongdoers are going to get the tax. What kind of system is that?"
The full articles can be read at Bloomberg Government, Law360 and Reuters (subscriptions required).