The Price We Pay is inspired by Brigitte Alepin’s book La Crise fiscale qui vient. Director Harold Crooks (who co-directed Surviving Progress with Mathieu Roy) blows the lid off the dirty world of corporate malfeasance with this incendiary documentary about the dark history and dire present-day reality of big-business tax avoidance, which has seen multinationals depriving governments of trillions of dollars in tax revenues by harboring profits in offshore havens. Tax havens, originally created by London bankers in the 50s, today put over half the world’s stock of money beyond reach of public treasuries.

Facilitator for post-screen discussion

Mr Stanley Ho, FCCA, tax partner, KPMG

Stanley Ho is a tax partner in KPMG's Hong Kong office and is the Hong Kong leader for KPMG's global compliance management services. He has over 15 years of experience in providing tax compliance and advisory services to clients, particularly those involved in cross-border businesses activities, listed companies, multinational conglomerates, and international businesses. He is a regular speaker of professional tax seminars and is also the co-chairman of tax sub-committee of ACCA Hong Kong and a taxation faculty member of Hong Kong Institute of CPAs.