French activists occupy a branch of BNP Paribas to protest against that bank's deep engagement in offshore secrecy jurisdictions. … [Read more...]
Inequality & Democracy
Report launch: Global taxation – Financing the Sustainable Development Goals
Education is a fundamental human right and a global public good. So how do we address the lack of financing for it around the world? TJN has written a study on the role of global tax in financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the United Nations Education Commission (in full, the … [Read more...]
Links Nov 15
International Tax Justice Academy (ITJA) 2016 - links to presentations Switzerland, Austria To Terminate 'Rubik' Withholding Tax Agreement Tax-News For announcement from Swiss Federal Council, see here. See also our 2014 blog on the Swiss/UK deal: Swiss “Rubik” secrecy deal – let’s make sure those … [Read more...]
Links Nov 11
Gender and Tax in Africa Workshop, Accra, 9-11 November 2016 International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) (Includes links to presentations) Trump and Taxes Bloomberg Gadfly 'International cooperation is needed to avoid sparking tax wars'. See TJN comment on tax wars here. Whistleblower … [Read more...]
Links Nov 9
EU Can't Afford to Fudge Tax Haven Blacklist Oxfam International via Common Dreams See also: Eurodad reaction to Council Conclusions on EU tax haven blacklist, and EU agrees screening process for tax havens, critics cry foul Reuters Multinationals still able to use ‘double Irish’ tax arrangement … [Read more...]
Links Nov 7
Pakistan’s Supreme Court hears PM’s Panama Papers reply ICIJ See also: Pakistan: Federal Board of Revenue breakthrough unlikely in Panama leaks probe The Express Tribune New Zealand: Urgent money laundering crackdown post Panama Papers seems to have slowed tvnz Argentina: The government is … [Read more...]
Links Nov 3
Domestic Resource Mobilisation and Illicit Financial Flows Global Alliance for Tax Justice Hong Kong money laundering and terrorism financing reports hit record high South China Morning Post Ukrainians shocked as politicians declare vast wealth Reuters In 44 years, India lost at least Rs 17 … [Read more...]
Switzerland in the UN hot seat over impact of its tax policies on women’s rights
Switzerland—ranked number one in the Tax Justice Network's Financial Secrecy Index —faced tough questions from a U.N. human rights body in Geneva this week over the toll that its tax and financial secrecy policies take on women's rights across the globe. Prompted by a coalition of Swiss and … [Read more...]
Links Oct 28
Tax Haven Free Zones in Spain Global Alliance for Tax Justice Aggressive tax avoidance raises risks for investors Financial Times (subscription) Is the Kenya Revenue Authority finally finding its feet on fighting tax evasion? Standard Media EY Created Facebook’s Tax Plan. And Lo, It Was Good, … [Read more...]
The Kleptocracy Curse and the threat to global security
This is well worth watching: journalist and author of Author of 'Fragile Empire' and 'This Is London' and Ben Judah presents his report at the Hudson Institute on how kleptocrats and what he calls the 'global wealth defence industry' (or the secrecy and tax avoidance/evasion industry) is wreaking … [Read more...]
Links Oct 26
Despite global efforts in fighting tax dodging: ever more money hidden in tax havens Sven Giegold Developing Countries and International Institutional Architecture on Financial Transparency: Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes CBGA A Conversation with … [Read more...]
Links Oct 24
UN Expert Urges Next UN Chief to Focus on Ending Tax Havens ABC News France: Constitutional Council rejects register of trusts Challenges (In French) The anatomy of the Cayman Islands offshore financial centre: Anglo-America, Japan, and the role of hedge funds Review of International Political … [Read more...]
Links Oct 21
Number 1 recommendation of Independent UN Expert's report is for a UN Global Tax Body Global Alliance for Tax Justice BRICS on #taxjustice Global Alliance for Tax Justice European commission to resurrect overarching corporate tax proposals The Guardian UK’s failure to rein in tax havens hinders … [Read more...]
Links Oct 19
UN wants to abolish tax havens worldwide Dawn GUE/NGL MEPs - blog on the European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into the Panama Papers Deltour: We need EU-level protection for whistleblowers Rudolf Elmer: Multinationals and rich individuals are cheating civil society BNP Paribas executives … [Read more...]
Links Oct 17
UN urged to hold conference on abolishing tax havens The Nation Inequality, business and human rights: the new frontier? Open Democracy FACT Coalition Welcomes Rule to Stem Multinational Corporate Tax Avoidance BRICS countries keen on reining in tax-dodging MNCs says India's Economic Relations … [Read more...]
