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Links Oct 9
Switzerland needs to do more to keep ‘dirty money’ at bay, urges UN expert UN News Centre To stop losing mining revenues, dig the details Oxfam: the Politics of Poverty ‘How detecting and deterring “transfer mispricing” in Zambia’s billion dollar mining sector can boost government coffers in a time of fiscal crisis.’ See also: Extract-A-Fact, a Project of Publish What
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How to disarm corporate tax capture? Global Alliance for Tax Justice Overcharged: the high costs of high finance Fools’ Gold – rethinking competition European Parliament Advances Call for Whistleblower Protection Bloomberg BNA See also: EP’s Legal Affairs Committee takes a strong stance for whistleblower protection in Europe Sven Giegold Bolivia proposes new law against tax havens International Investment 100 Organizations
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Global corporations and nation states – Calling time on tax havens International Politics and Society ‘We need a new UN body to tackle global tax evasion and avoidance’ Public Country-by-Country Reporting – Boosting Tax Transparency to Guard Investors, Protect Taxpayers, and Inform Policymakers FACT Coalition Giant companies like Apple will make billions from Trump’s new tax proposal Quartz
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A Tax Plan for the Cayman Islands and Switzerland The FACT Coalition Allied Irish Bank to pay no corporation tax for 20 years: CEO Irish Examiner ‘The anomaly has come about because the bank has a so-called deferred tax asset of €3bn, which under tax and accounting rules allows it to offset previous losses against future tax bills.’ UK
Read the full article…Highlights of TJN’s 2016 Annual Report
Tax Justice Network’s (TJN) 2016 Annual Report and audited accounts are available to view here. More than any other year they record a year of extraordinary achievement and an significant moment of transition as John Christensen, TJN’s founding director, steps into a new research role and hands on the Chief Executive baton. In enthusiastically welcoming Alex Cobham to the role
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Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on how to stop inequality and tax avoidance The Sydney Morning Herald ‘The first tax reform we need is to get a global agreement to end the tax competition race to the bottom and make sure that there isn’t massive tax avoidance” Ghana announces partnership with OpenOwnership – to build a public, open data register
Read the full article…The Spider’s Web film wins ARFF Global Award
We’re delighted that Michael Oswald’s documentary film The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire has won the monthly Global Award from the Berlin Around International Film Festival (ARFF). The Spider’s Web, which was co-produced by TJN’s John Christensen, draws inspiration from Nicholas Shaxson’s best-selling book Treasure Islands and from P.J. Cain and A.G. Hopkins British Imperialism. The film tells the story
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In July 2017 director Michael Oswald’s latest film, The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire was premiered at the Frontline Club in London. It has since had several screenings in London and public screenings can be organised from November onwards. This fascinating interview just published in Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten explores what inspired co-producers Michael Oswald and John Christensen to make a
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UK at centre of secret bn Azerbaijani money laundering and lobbying scheme The Guardian Azerbaijan revelations could herald shake-up at Council of Europe The Guardian UK Prime Minister Theresa May challenged over Azerbaijani money-laundering scheme The Guardian Everything you need to know about the Azerbaijani Laundromat The Guardian How did the scheme work, who benefited, and
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It’s a Myth That Corporate Tax Cuts Mean More Jobs The New York Times – Op-Ed See also: Report: Corporate Tax Cuts Boost CEO Pay, Not Jobs Institute for Policy Studies Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion: New United Kingdom Corporate Criminal Offence The National Law Review Nairobi Tax Haven A Step Closer Tax Justice Network Africa Negative
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Is Hong Kong’s Reputation for Financial Secrecy About to Change? The Diplomat ‘Hong Kong commits to identifying companies’ beneficial owners – or does it?’. Cites TJN’s Financial Secrecy Index. The Anonymous Companies That Protect Human Traffickers FACT Coalition TweetShare
Links Aug 25
Illicit Financial Flows: Why we should claim these resources for gender, economic and social justice awid Panama Papers case, Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif’s family challenge disqualification verdict Financial Express For analysis, listen to the TJN Aug 2017 podcast Panama Papers lead to exposing 3 billion yen in untaxed income The Asahi Shimbun TweetShare
Links Aug 23
African tax authorities consider how to boost revenue devex Developing Countries’ Role in International Tax Cooperation Martin Hearson’s Blog EADI Nordic Conference 2017 // Globalization and International Tax Justice – video New Report: Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Near Failure FACT Coalition TweetShare
Links Jul 25
First worldwide index of countries’ commitment to reducing inequality Global Alliance for Tax Justice Tanzania Hands Mining Company $190 Billion Tax Bill Bloomberg Italian tax police ask Switzerland for details on 10,000 banking clients Reuters Regime Cash Machine: How the Democratic Republic of Congo’s booming mining exports are failing to benefit its people Global Witness TweetShare
Links Jul 18
Pakistan’s PM facing Supreme Court over Panama Papers ICIJ See also: Pakistan: Court Starts Hearings to Decide Prime Minister’s Future OCCRP PANA committee insists on common rules for Financial Intelligence Units to ensure autonomy Malta Independent Iceland: Half a Billion Krónur Recovered due to Panama Papers Iceland Review Ireland: State and Apple near deal over billions in back tax The
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