From The Guardian, a major new story whose introduction runs as follows: "Research by the Guardian and the Tax Justice Network reveals 28 English clubs with substantial shareholdings overseas, opening up the football leagues to criticism for allowing ownership structures that could be used for … [Read more...]
Finance Sector
Links Apr 13
‘HSBC has specifically targeted Argentina’ Buenos Aires Herald "Tax Justice Network head John Christensen warns about the bank’s lobbying power" Getting the EU response to the tax dodging scandal right Eurodad See also: Corporate Tax Avoidance Crackdown, a Missed Opportunity for the EU … [Read more...]
Links Apr 10
Despite Investment, Luxembourg Costs EU 'Billions' in Tax Breaks Sputnik International Transparency International Zambia Cautions Government Against Bending Too Much On Arriving At A Revised Tax Regime For Mines Foreign funds brace for India’s alternative tax demand FinancialTimes … [Read more...]
Links Apr 8
Tax justice to end inequality: World Social Forum 2015 Declaration Global Alliance for Tax Justice WSF: Activists call for governments to end inequality and deliver tax justice Global Alliance for Tax Justice Getting the EU response to the tax dodging scandal right Eurodad Eva Joly on a … [Read more...]
Links Apr 2
Tax havens told to drop opposition to UK call for central register Financial Times (paywall) See also: UK demands ownership registry Cayman News Service Australia sovereign wealth Future Fund refuses to appear before Senate tax avoidance inquiry The Guardian Human Rights Institute: Rule of … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Research Bulletin 1(3)
By Alex Cobham, TJN's Director of Research March 2015. Welcome to the third Tax Justice Research Bulletin, a monthly series dedicated to tracking the latest developments in policy-relevant research on national and international tax. This issue looks at new papers on the responsibilities … [Read more...]
Links Mar 30
The Emperor's New Clothes A Russell Brand and Michael Winterbottom film, highlighting tax justice. See also the trailer, facebook, and twitter. Also the Cassetteboy rap (which is going viral) promoting the film. What is (tax) competitiveness? #3: Tax Justice Network Fool's Gold - rethinking … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Network – Changing the World
We have just put together a promotional video for TJN, to help explain our role in the fast-growing tax justice debates. We'll place this video permanently on our home page, below the blogs, and on our Tax Justice TV page. We have also just started soliciting testimonials from various people … [Read more...]
Links Mar 27
With people power, we can achieve change! Report from the World Social Forum Global Alliance for Tax Justice Kenya Revenue Authority Requests Removal Of Tax Incentives For Foreign Investors CNBC Africa Tax risk and the corporate responsibility to respect human rights - seminar David Quentin's … [Read more...]
Links Mar 25
New Swiss-EU treaty will replace Savings Tax Agreement STEP Mauritius promises India full-cooperation on tax treaty issues IBN Live Die Welt: The Greek Government Ignored 800 Bln In Black Money Transferred to Swiss Banks Greek Reporter … [Read more...]
Links Mar 24
Tax transparency can work for companies if they do it right The Conversation Life After Loopholes Forces Luxembourg to Rethink Its Future Bloomberg Ex-Greek finance minister found guilty of tampering with tax list Reuters A tax haven crackdown would help the developing world Politics.co.uk … [Read more...]
What is competitiveness? #1 – Robert Reich
From the Fools' Gold blog, an article that speaks for itself What is Competitiveness? #1 Robert Reich This is the first in an ongoing series of articles we are planning, to explore what competitiveness is, from the perspective of particular public figures or intellectuals. For the first in this … [Read more...]
Links Mar 23
China steps up fight against tax evasion with new regulations on multinationals South China Morning Post See also recent blog: Developing countries and corporate tax – ten ways forward Demand for ‘equal’ tax regime for MNCs The Independent Bangladesh Development and Taxes, a Vital Piece of … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network Podcast, March 2015
The Tax Justice Network Podcast, March 2015 In the March 2015 Taxcast: Democracy for sale - how our politics rely heavily on tax haven-friendly donors. Also, we ask: why is HSBC shutting down offshore accounts in Jersey? Are we in the final few years of the corporate income tax? Is Australia's … [Read more...]
Links Mar 19
New ruling highlights ongoing secrecy around Glencore tax case in Zambia Christian Aid The world can’t afford to exclude developing countries from new anti-tax evasion system Financial Transparency Coalition European Commission’s Tax Transparency Package keeps tax deals secret Eurodad See … [Read more...]
