Welcome to this month’s podcast and radio programme in Spanish with Marcelo Justo and Marta Nuñez, free to download and broadcast on radio networks across Latin America and Spain. ¡Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a nuestro podcast y programa radiofónico! Estamos en iTunes y tenemos un sitio web. Envien un … [Read more...]
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OECD’s “tax haven lite” blueprint fails pandemic-gripped world
Blueprints published by the OECD today1 on how it plans to tackle tax havens do not come close to the reforms needed, the Tax Justice Network has warned. An estimated $500 billion in corporate tax is lost to tax havens every year under current international rules, and the costs of the worldwide … [Read more...]
How Denmark is verifying beneficial ownership information
Guest blog by Jesper Bertelsen, Danish Business Authority The concept of a well-functioning beneficial owner register sounds achievable and easy, at a first glance. Simply put, legal entities check who their beneficial owners are, and enter this information into a system, in turn making it … [Read more...]
How GDP masks the finance curse
Every country needs a financial centre, but as it grows beyond a certain optimal size (where it is carrying out the functions it is supposed to do) it starts to harm the country that hosts it. That is the finance curse, and many countries including the United States and United Kingdom passed that … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast: Contrats miniers: L’opacité domine encore, édition 20
Dans cette vingtième édition de votre podcast Impôts et Justice Sociale, nous revenons sur la transparence des contrats en Afrique centrale. La branche locale de l’ONG Publiez ce que Vous Payez a produit un rapport à cet effet, et son responsable a accepté de discuter des résultats avec nous. Aussi, … [Read more...]
Raising the voices of communities from Asia
Cancel Public Debt, Build Just Tax Systems and End Financial Support for Fossil Fuels in Response to Multiple Crises. In solidarity with our fellow activists and advocates in the Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) we post here their press release regarding the open letter … [Read more...]
‘Competition’ is killing us: the Tax Justice Network podcast, September 2020
In this episode of the Tax Justice Network’s monthly podcast, the Taxcast: How a competition lawyer's eyes were opened to the dangers of letting companies get too big and form monopolies which act against our interests. We talk to Michelle Meagher about her book just out: Competition is Killing … [Read more...]
“Our tax systems are programmed to fail”: Tax Justice Network comment on FACTI report on global tax abuse
The FACTI panel, a panel of former heads of state and government, past central bank governors, business and civil society leaders and prominent academics, has published an interim report this morning on tax abuse, money laundering and corruption plaguing global finance. The High-Level Panel on … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Network Portuguese podcast #17: É hora de Facebook, Amazon e Google pagarem o justo de impostos
Google, Facebook, Amazon e muitas outras empresas da economia digital são muito lucrativas e, ao mesmo tempo, pagam menos impostos que uma loja perto da sua casa, proporcionalmente. É que governos de todo o mundo têm dificuldades para tributar a propaganda nas redes sociais ou serviços de streaming … [Read more...]
Edition 33 and 34 of the Tax Justice Network Arabic podcast #33 #34 الجباية ببساطة
Welcome to the 33rd and 34th edition of our Arabic podcast/radio show Taxes Simply الجباية ببساطة contributing to tax justice public debate around the world. Taxes Simply الجباية ببساطة is produced and presented by Walid Ben Rhouma. The programme is available for listeners to download and it’s also … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Network reaction to #FinCENFiles leaks
Some of these people in those crisp white shirts in their sharp suits are feeding off the tragedy of people dying all over the world~ Martin Woods, a former suspicious transactions investigator for Wachovia, quoted by BuzzFeed. Alex Cobham, chief executive at Tax Justice Network, said: "The … [Read more...]
Tax justice at UN75
The UN75 Global Governance Forum brought together "thousands of leaders worldwide from governments, global civil society, and the technology, business, and philanthropic communities to foster new kinds of innovative partnerships with the United Nations system to better address global peace and … [Read more...]
MTN uses Netherlands tax haven to escape African tax bills
From the Uganda Observer: South African telecoms giant MTN appears to have avoided paying any capital gains tax in Uganda on the lucrative sale of its investment in mobile phone masts in the country. MTN's latest financial statements show a profit of 1.3 billion South African Rand - almost $80 … [Read more...]
Regulating complex ownership chains – a call for experts for closed brainstorming round-table session
Regulating complex ownership chains – A common goal for tackling beneficial ownership transparency and tax avoidance? The Tax Justice Network, together with City University London, the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT), Transparency International … [Read more...]
Polling shows near total public support for measures to end corporate tax haven use
Global labour group joins call for policymakers to require public country by country reporting from multinational companies Striking new polling data from seven leading countries shows overwhelming public support for policymakers to crack down on companies using tax havens. The polling, conducted … [Read more...]
