For companies taxed under the worldwide system, the most straightforward way to use OFCs to minimise taxes is to send money offshore and keep it there, as Pfizer did.
对于在全球税收体制下征税的公司,利用离岸金融中心将其税收降至最低的最直接的方法即是将资金送至海外并存放在那里,就如同辉瑞制药一样。
But the terms for Pfizer got tougher in the fall as the talks intensified and the collapse of Lehman Brothers wiped out most loan activity.
但是,由于谈判的进一步加强,以及雷曼兄弟彭亏后导致借贷业务的陨落,使得辉瑞需要面对更为严苛的条款。
Even the recent round of mergers and acquisitions instigated by large firms such as Pfizer and Merck, followed by the requisite cost-cutting and sackings, has failed to fix what ails the industry.
即使是最近一轮由辉瑞和默克等大公司挑起的并购,伴以必要的成本消减和人员解雇之后,仍然未能修复给业界带来的创伤。
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