Shell women's top: do not pull the strings | Financial

The first woman of Shell Nederland responds, among other things, to the agitation aroused by the agreement that the company has concluded with the tax authorities concerning the tax on dividends . The agreements were concluded when the company merged its Dutch and British parent companies. By distributing dividends in the future through a trust on Channel Island Jersey, the oil and gas company has prevented people who previously had shares in the UK branch from paying dividend taxes in the Netherlands

. . The leader of GroenLinks, Jesse Klaver, made the connection with the proposed abolition of the dividend tax. He spoke of a "scent of nepotism" and pleaded for a parliamentary inquiry.

Van Loon calls the critics of Klaver and others on the agreement with the tax authorities "total absurdity". "All this is part of our annual report." Also, thanks to the agreement with the tax authorities, Shell's head office in the Netherlands, says the director. According to her, it pays a lot for the economy.