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Originally Posted by Vendot
That's right but the point is that whatever is left, you should try to encourage to stay not the opposite.
Look at what happened with HSBC over tax issues. They threatened to leave the UK for Hong Kong over the last two years - finally, when push came to shove and they were ready to go, the government caved in with some big concessions. Surprise surprise, HSBC has now decided to keep its UK domicile.
If you attack the entity, they just jump off the ship, its easy enough to do. So, inspite of all this media storm and posturing, don't be under any illusion about who's in charge.
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Banking is a special case. The rest have to be forced to stay or face huge import taxes. Look at the farce of the EU. It was supposed to build a trading zone among EU countries. In practice, it gave trade deals to Third World Countries so they could import with no restrictions. Chinese Steel!!!