Second, the multinational firm also must obey the laws of any country in which it operates, even though these may differ sharply from U.S. law considers bribes, for instance, Ger-many holds such payments legal and tax deductible as long as they are made outside Germany. According to a survey by the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy,China, Vietnam, and Indonesia have the most relaxed States, and Britain have the most stringent.28 Notice how this difference affects the ethics of a sales situation. While bribery may be more acceptable and consistent with the law in Indonesia, the moral equity may be unchanged. Consider the material on ethical philosophies from the beginning of the chapter. Does greater acceptability and consis-tency with the law necessarily make a bribe or just?