BHP Rebukes Tax Critics After Claims of Evasion in Australia
- Chairman Nasser says it paid $58 billion over 10 years
- Former Australian Treasurer accused BHP of ‘gaming the system’
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BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, rejected claims of tax evasion in Australia by pointing to $58 billion in taxes and royalties paid in the country over the past decade.
“We’re astonished to hear some politicians claiming that we haven’t been paying our fair share,” Jac Nasser, chairman of Melbourne-based company, told an audience of investors, executives and journalists at a company event in London on Monday night. “If we were avoiding tax, we’re clearly no good at it.”