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Tax Justice Network May 2016 Podcast: the Anti-Corruption Summit – who’s the most corrupt?
In our May 2016 Taxcast: What is corruption? Well, that’s a political question, and the answer depends on who you ask. We discuss the anti-corruption summit in the City of London, the world’s capital of sleaze and ask if the sun ever set on the colonial era and the idea that corruption is a poor country issue. We explore extortive
Read the full article…What Would a Good Result for This Week’s London Anti-Corruption Summit Look Like?
This briefing presents different shades of what success would look like at this week’s international Anti-Corruption Summit in London — and what to look for when the announcements start to be made. Tax havens or secrecy jurisdictions aren’t just about tax: the financial secrecy offered, together with light regulation, offer the perfect breeding ground for corrupt practices. So dealing with
Read the full article…Tax Justice Network April 2016 Podcast: a #PanamaPapers special
In the April 2016 Taxcast: in this month’s extended podcast we discuss the biggest offshore leak in history, the #PanamaPapers: could it provide an opportunity for nations to expand their secrecy market share? Once again, all eyes are on Trusts… Also, as the #LuxLeaks whistleblower Antoine Deltour‘s trial begins in Luxembourg, we ask why protections for whistleblowers are being eroded
Read the full article…Whistleblower Antoine Deltour warns MEPs: DON’T vote for the EU Trade Secrets Directive tomorrow
Thanks to the so-called #LuxLeaks revelations hundreds of tax agreements between the Luxembourg authorities and multinational companies made behind closed doors were made public and the consequences are still in play. Former employee of Price Waterhouse Coopers Antoine Deltour is the whistleblower behind the disclosure of many of those documents. He’s being prosecuted by the Luxembourg authorities alongside two journalists,
Read the full article…The mentality behind the #PanamaPapers secrets, explained in 3 seconds
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The #PanamaPapers: Five things the world can do about it
Well, there are more than five things, but let’s start with these, from easier actions to ones that will prove to be trickier: 1) Invest and collect: governments around the world have been cutting back on their tax authorities. But before the Panama Papers scandal broke Canada announced it was joining the 21st century in the fight against tax dodging
Read the full article…The Tax Justice Network March 2016 Podcast
In this month’s podcast: Is the US president really serious about tackling corruption in the finance sector? Are the presidential candidates? Now they can prove it. William Black of Bank Whistleblowers United tells us how they can restore the rule of law to Wall Street and avoid the next financial crisis in 60 days without any new legislation. Plus: why
Read the full article…The Tax Justice Network February 2016 Podcast
In our 50th Taxcast edition: which country is the second easiest in the world after Kenya to set up an anonymous shell company? We shine the spotlight on tax haven USA and the lawyers secretly filmed by Global Witness advising a fake corrupt African government Minister. Also: we discuss Google’s tiny tax payment in the UK and how politicians are
Read the full article…The January 2016 Tax Justice Network Podcast
In our January 2016 Tax Justice Network podcast: What’s Scotland got to do with the plunder of Moldova? We take a look at the ‘Wild West’ of Scottish Limited Partnerships. Also, we discuss the tensions in the EU – is the net finally closing on multinational companies, the tax minimisation deals they’ve been getting from various European countries and the
Read the full article…Nuestro quinto podcast en castellano
Our fifth Tax Justice Network Spanish language podcast: nuestro quinto podcast en castellano En el 5º programa de Justicia ImPositiva: Buscaremos respuestas a la pregunta ¿por que debo pagar impuestos cuando los gobiernos son tan coruptos? ¿Es un mal momento para hablar de impuestos? Tambien analizamos la polémica tasa Tobin y el progresso por unos paises Europeos. ¿Quieres saber por
Read the full article…The Tax Justice Network’s December 2015 podcast
In the December 2015 Tax Justice Network podcast: We get some insights into the usually closed world of the wealth managers who serve the super rich. Also: on a par with Kissinger being awarded the Nobel Peace prize? We discuss the British Banker’s Association getting one of their own into the UK government Treasury, why Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s $35 billion
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