We’re pleased to share the seventh edition of the Tax Justice Network’s monthly podcast/radio show for francophone Africa by finance journalist Idriss Linge in Cameroon. The podcast is called Impôts et Justice Sociale, ‘tax and social justice.’ It’s available for anyone who wants to listen to it, … [Read more...]
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Corporate income taxation in the digital age: Africa in the Corporate Tax Haven Index 2019
Tackling corporate tax dodging in a digital age is high on the political agenda as governments seek to protect the public purse. Launched this year, the Tax Justice Network's Corporate Tax Haven Index outlines a comprehensive set of benchmarks that are relevant for countering illicit financial flows … [Read more...]
Vulnerability and Exposure to Illicit Financial Flows risk in Africa
It is well established that illicit financial flows affect the economies, societies, public finances and governance of African countries - as they do all other countries. A key challenge to addressing illicit financial flows has been the difficulty of identifying the relative importance, in a given … [Read more...]
Edition 6 of the Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast/radio show: #6 édition de radio/podcast Francophone par Tax Justice Network
We’re pleased to share the sixth edition of the Tax Justice Network’s new monthly podcast/radio show for francophone Africa by finance journalist Idriss Linge in Cameroon. The podcast is called Impôts et Justice Sociale, ‘tax and social justice.’ It’s available for anyone who wants to listen to it, … [Read more...]
Broadcasting for tax justice, now in 5 languages
The Tax Justice Network now speaks tax justice in five languages on radio stations and podcast platforms across the world, each with their own unique content and style – English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Portuguese. I produce the Taxcast, the Tax Justice Network's first monthly podcast in … [Read more...]
Edition #5 of the Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast/radio show: #5 édition de radio/podcast Francophone par Tax Justice Network
We’re pleased to share the fifth edition of the Tax Justice Network’s new monthly podcast/radio show for francophone Africa by finance journalist Idriss Linge in Cameroon. The podcast is called Impôts et Justice Sociale, ‘tax and social justice.’ It’s available for anyone who wants to listen to … [Read more...]
The Corporate Tax Haven Index: solving the world’s broken tax system in our monthly podcast, the Taxcast
In this month's June 2019 podcast we look at the new Corporate Tax Haven Index released by the Tax Justice Network. What does it tell us about the global economy and the international tax system? And how can we fix it? We also look at how India is pushing the G20 into action on global tax rules - if … [Read more...]
We asked our stakeholders to challenge us on our work
Should we at the Tax Justice Network be doing more to engage with organisations in the global south? Should we be focusing more on high-level advocacy or talking more about progressive taxes instead of tax avoidance? These questions and more were put to us at our organisational retreat this spring … [Read more...]
How can Africa take action against corporate tax havenry? Solutions from the Corporate Tax Haven Index 2019
How have former colonial powers maintained their stranglehold on African economies? The UK with its spider’s web of satellite jurisdictions and France are complicit in undermining the ability of African governments to tax multinational companies. Other corporate tax havens also put African countries … [Read more...]
Edition #4 of the Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast/radio show: #4 édition de radio/podcast Francophone par Tax Justice Network
We’re pleased to share the fourth edition of the Tax Justice Network’s new monthly podcast/radio show for francophone Africa by finance journalist Idriss Linge in Cameroon. The podcast is called Impôts et Justice Sociale, ‘tax and social justice.’ It’s available for anyone who wants to listen to … [Read more...]
The UAE and Mauritius are the most corrosive corporate tax havens against African countries – Tax Justice Network Africa
Following the Tax Justice Network's publication of the Corporate Tax Haven Index earlier this week, Tax Justice Network Africa released the following statement highlighting the damage wrought by corporate tax havens on African countries. Press Release - UAE and Mauritius are the most corrosive … [Read more...]
Edition #3 of the Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast/radio show: #3 édition de radio/podcast Francophone par Tax Justice Network
We’re pleased to share the third edition of the Tax Justice Network’s new monthly podcast/radio show for francophone Africa by finance journalist Idriss Linge in Cameroon. The podcast is called Impôts et Justice Sociale, ‘tax and social justice.’ It’s available for anyone who wants to listen to … [Read more...]
Edition #2 of the Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast/radio show: #2 édition de radio/podcast Francophone par Tax Justice Network
We’re proud to share the second edition of the Tax Justice Network’s new monthly podcast/radio show for francophone Africa by finance journalist Idriss Linge in Cameroon. The podcast is called Impôts et Justice Sociale, 'tax and social justice.' It’s available for anyone who wants to listen to it, … [Read more...]
Tax “stability” short-changes Burkina Faso
A couple of years ago we wrote a blog entitled Beware the siren song of “tax certainty, which took apart a widespread consensus that it is important for countries to embrace 'tax certainty' and 'stability.' These motherhood-and-apple-pie terms hide a world of mischief: not least the fact that this … [Read more...]
Empowering rural women through tax justice policies: 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
How do we empower rural women through tax justice policies? That’s what we at the Tax Justice Network were at the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women to discuss recently at the UN Headquarters in New York City. This annual session is an opportunity for State delegations and … [Read more...]
