Warren Buffett has defended his involvement in a tax inversion deal that will transfer Burger King’s headquarters to Canada as part of its $11.4bn acquisition of coffee and doughnuts chain Tim Hortons.
沃伦•巴菲特(Warren Buffett)为自己参与一宗税收倒置交易进行辩护。按照汉堡王(Burger King) 114亿美元收购咖啡与甜甜圈连锁提姆霍顿(Tim Hortons)交易的安排,汉堡王的总部将迁往加拿大。
Mr Buffett, whose conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway will provide $3bn of financing for the deal, said Tim Hortons’ roots in Canada and limited US presence was the main reason for moving the combined group’s headquarters north of the border, not tax.
巴菲特说,提姆霍顿根植于加拿大,且在美业务有限,是将合并后公司的总部迁往加拿大的主要原因,并非出于税收考量。巴菲特旗下的企业集团伯克希尔哈撒韦公司(Berkshire Hathaway)将为该交易提供30亿美元资金。