OECD to Israel: "Put on your raincoats and tie yourself to the mast"

Interview with Secretary-General Ángel Gurría finds Israel is doing well but "there is much work left to be done."

By Eytan Avriel and Asher Schechter | 15:51 10.06.12 |

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"What you should not do is use the tax system to create social justice. It's a bad choice of instrument." This is the bottom line of Ángel Gurría's advice to Israeli policy makers.

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