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# The BEPS Project: The OECD, Tax Policy, and U.S Competitiveness 

View the full event here: [https://​www​.cato​.org/​e​v​e​n​t​s​/​b​e​p​s​-​p​r​o​j​e​c​t​-​o​e​c​d​-​t​a​x​-​p​o​l​i​c​y​-​u​s​-​c​o​m​p​e​t​i​t​i​v​eness“](https://www.cato.org/events/beps-project-oecd-tax-policy-us-competitiveness) 

Dominated by Europe’s welfare states, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has been pushing policies to enable higher taxes and bigger government. The latest example is a base erosion and profit-shifting (BEPS) initiative that would raise business tax burdens and undermine the competitiveness of American firms operating in global markets.

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