The dis??tor??tions caused by the foreign-owned export??ing sec??tor (FDI ??? for??eign direct invest??ment) includ??ing mas??sive tax avoid??ance, are not only used for polit??i??cal effect when it suits at home but also data that are pro??vided to inter??na??tional bod??ies such as the Euro??pean Com??mis??sion, Organ??i??sa??tion for Eco??nomic Co-operation and Devel??op??ment and the Inter??na