Published on 10/4/2021 at 11:00 PMReading Time: 3 Minutes

sIt’s Hakira. Ringo Starr too. Also Claudia Schiffer, Julio Iglesias and Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. We’re not talking podiums, charity galas or tabloid covers here, but offshore finance: these stars have often set up shell companies in foreign countries, but have always been characterized by their very low tax rates, otherwise void, and the confidentiality guarantee they give to their customers. . Their names, like those of other celebrities, politicians, billionaires, appear in millions of confidential documents obtained by investigative journalists’ association ICIJ then share them with 150 media outlets around the world. At least virtually, by moving their assets to offshore jurisdictions, these high-ranking figures are taking off part of their tax burden to the detriment of those who pay their taxes where they live and work. Huh.

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