The ongoing “Panama Papers” scandal is revealing that some of the world’s most prominent and wealthy figures set up accounts in foreign tax havens to avoid paying taxes in their home countries. The list of figures includes the King of Saudi Arabia, the prime minister of Iceland, the presidents of Argentina, the UAE, and Ukraine; former political leaders of Georgia, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, and Sudan; associates of Vladimir Putin, the family of China’s top leader, Xi Jinping; late father of British Prime Minister David Cameron, soccer player Lionel Messi, actor Jackie Chan and many others.There are about 200 Americans mentioned, …read more
Source: National Review
