Shell plans to become 100% British and move its headquarters to the UK – DutchNews.nl

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  1. I’m quite shocked. I had heard that due to Brexit, most companies of shared ownership would move to the EU. I can only presume the dutch have pretty unpleasant regulation for fossil fuel companies.

    > A spokesman for economic affairs minister Stef Blok told the Financieele Dagblad that the government ‘deeply regrets’ Shell’s plan and that it has been ‘unpleasantly surprised’ by the news.

  2. Zero corporation tax 2018-2020 as facilitated by Westminster Tories

    Help yourselves lads, its free real estate

  3. Essentially post-Brexit the UK government are going to slash regulatory oversight on most industries in order to attract companies back. Its a real race to the bottom.

  4. >Shell has been incorporated in the UK with Dutch tax residence and a dual share structure since 2005

    They’re simplifying their share structure. Still, a big loss I guess

  5. Who was it that went on an on about how Paris/Amsterdam/Dublin/Frankfurt would replace London as Europe’s top city for business?

  6. Anything that damages Rutte’s corporate cronyism is ok in my book, honestly.

    Yes, it’s shitty to hope a government fails at their job. But he’s been barking up every wrong tree for a decade and seeing those birds coming home to roost is cathartic.

  7. Shell will leave because of brexit. They don’t like the rules of the EU. While i am sure brexit lovers will use this a great win for the UK think about what you won. A fosil fule company who does not want to follow strickt climate rules. Remember shell [lost](https://www.shell.com/media/news-and-media-releases/2021/shell-confirms-decision-to-appeal-court-ruling-in-netherlands-climate-case.html) a lawsuit a while back to the state.

    All the UK won is a big company who likes to keep on doing what to do.

    Oh and not pay dividend taxes!

  8. what no news about the investigation of Shell corruption in Nigeria, which is in it’s final stage? No news about dutch court decision to push Shell to limit C02 emissions?

    No wonder they want to move out…

    Journalists at their best…..

    P.S. Unilever wants to hide their taxes. Good luck to them.

    the financial world changed dramatically during last 3 years.

  9. Company leaves the EU for UK = “whatever, didn’t like them anyway I’m actually really glad they’ve gone – I wanted this for ages”.

    Company leaves UK for EU = “told you brexit would be a failure, why are you even doing it anyway, loool @ UK”

  10. Looking forward to seeing Dutch people of all nations to say this is about tax arrangements and why it’s bad but then Netherlands being a tax haven for Europe is a good thing.

  11. I guess they mainly want to escape the dutch climate action court ruling agains Shell which is mandatorily requesting them to reduce Carbon Emissions of their products by 45% by 2030.

  12. Marky Mark is gonna go full goatse once again to keep Shell from leaving.
    We’ll be here to pay those taxes with our income…

  13. Hmmm… I wonder how much of a coincedense this is…

    * They lost a case which forced them to become greener.
    * The Dutch government agreed to stop investing in foreign oil projects last week
    * Lastly they didn’t got their way with the dividenten tax.

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