AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The chief executive of Shell’s Dutch business said on Thursday she is willing to attend a parliamentary panel on tax avoidance by multinational companies, but she will not discuss Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s tax filings.
Marjan van Loon had initially declined the invitation, saying it made more sense for the Netherlands’ business association to represent all taxpaying companies.
She then said she would attend the April 18 meeting after Dutch lawmakers insisted that a Shell representative should be present.
APRIL 10, 2019 / 5:40 PM
Shell refuses to come. That reinforces the suspicions that it is avoiding tax on a large scale, “says Nijboer. According to him, companies like Shell should respond to a request from the House of Representatives. “Shell is not above the law.”
Printed below is an English translation of an article published today by the Dutch FT, 
‘Shell wants to be as transparent as possible, but we can not force ourselves to throw confidential information on the street on the basis of anonymous sources.’
Shell keeps profit tax in the Netherlands secret
By Linda A. Thompson: June 27, 2018
POSTING ON SHELL BLOG BY “SNIPER” 20 JUNE 2018
Shell avoids the dividend tax via a tax haven, which would have cost the Dutch treasury – and therefore the taxpayer – at least € 7 billion… The intervention of a ‘trust’ on channel island of Jersey seems to underline the dubious character of the ‘deal’.
Shell hits back at criticism of tax structure
December 15, 2017
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