English translation of an article published today by the FD
Commentator: Shell leaving would be an ‘eternal’ sin, but no disaster
Shell is considering moving its headquarters from The Hague to London. It should come as no surprise. The fact that it is seriously considering this step was already written in the stars when the promised abolition of dividend tax would not go ahead.
The energy giant is a British company, but has its headquarters in The Hague. This construction was chosen on the assumption that the dividend tax would be abolished. When that fell through after public pressure, Shell had to look for other constructions to solve the perceived complexity of the dual structure.
Royal Dutch Shell has revealed that it paid no corporate income tax in the UK in 2018 despite raking in $731m (£557m) of pre-tax profit on revenues of $108bn in the country.
Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) has published a new report detailing the corporate income tax that Shell companies paid in countries and locations around the world in 2018.
English translation of an article 
The British-Australian newspaper The Guardian discovered that Shell Energy Holdings Australia is trying to “get under” *(evade/dodge/escape/deflect?) the bill through the courts.
Pedestrians walk past a Shell station in Melbourne. Photo: Carla Gottgens / Bloomberg
