As others have pointed out this can happen in France given the way in which laws are prosecuted, my sister lives there part time and really likes this aspect of the country.
That said, its really interesting to watch such powerful interests dance around (in a more general sense) shooting each other. The whole scheme which companies like Apple, Google, others use to "legitimately" minimize their tax burden and the financial pressure being put on the people of the EU by the immigration situation and general financial mismanagement, has really created a fascinating pressure vector.
The pressure point is this; If these companies paid their "fair" taxes in the countries where they do business, then there would be extra tax money to support the government obligations and less need for austerity programs.
That said, its really interesting to watch such powerful interests dance around (in a more general sense) shooting each other. The whole scheme which companies like Apple, Google, others use to "legitimately" minimize their tax burden and the financial pressure being put on the people of the EU by the immigration situation and general financial mismanagement, has really created a fascinating pressure vector.
The pressure point is this; If these companies paid their "fair" taxes in the countries where they do business, then there would be extra tax money to support the government obligations and less need for austerity programs.
Interesting times.