MTN’s Mauritian Billions A group of investigative journalists in Africa working with Finance Uncovered, a TJN supported project have discovered that Africa’s largest mobile phone network, MTN, has been moving billions of Rand in revenue to the island of Mauritius. … [Read more...]
Regular Features
Our Spanish language podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, Edición 2
Our Spanish language podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, Edición 2. En la segunda edición de Justicia ImPositiva nos vamos a México, a ver cómo el gobierno de ese país intenta forzar a las grandes corporaciones a pagar más impuestos. También hablamos con el economista y catedrático de la Universidad de … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network Podcast, September 2015
In the September 2015 Tax Justice Network podcast: The next financial crisis? We look at offshore and the trillion dollar derivatives market. Plus: we discuss how Mexico's trying to force multinational companies to pay more tax, how recent market madness originating in China shows why we need a … [Read more...]
Our Spanish language podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, Edición 1
Justicia ImPositiva, Edición 1 del nuevo podcast de Tax Justice Network/Red de Justicia Fiscal En este mes de agosto 2015: desvelamos las estrategias de los países poderosos para continuar manteniendo un sistema tributario que beneficie a las grandes corporaciones. ¿Sabías que al menos 26 bancos … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network podcast, August 2015
In the August 2015 Tax Justice Network Podcast: Sun, sea and tax: the Taxcast goes to Mexico and looks at how multinational tourism operates there. Plus: we ask why Luxembourg is printing euros like there's no tomorrow; whether Brazil’s offer of a tax amnesty to its tax dodgers will work; and how … [Read more...]
Coming soon: the first Spanish language Taxcast
We generally don't post non-English language articles, but this is a flyer for the launch of TJN's first Spanish-language Taxcast, so we'll break with tradition for this blog. An English translation is below, in any case. Nuevo: Tax Justice Network (Red de Justicia Fiscal) podcast en Castellano, … [Read more...]
The Offshore Wrapper: a week in tax justice #68
Insurance industry runs for cover The global insurance industry is increasingly worried by the G20’s attempt to improve multinationals’ tax compliance. Last week, the colourful International Underwriting Association put out a press release warning members of the problems that will be caused by … [Read more...]
The Offshore Wrapper: a week in tax justice #67
It’s a rich countries’ world The big event of the last week has been the UN Financing for Development (FfD) conference in Addis Ababa. Its purpose is to raise finance to reduce poverty in developing countries to meet new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These SDGs will replace the … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network Podcast, July 2015
In the July 2015 Taxcast: in a special extended programme we look at the crisis in Greece and ask whatever happened to European unity? Also: we discuss the European Parliament’s vote for multinational corporations to report their activities on a public, country by country basis: the push to give … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network Podcast, May 2015
In the Tax Justice Network's May 2015 Podcast: Do our politicians believe in the societies they serve or not? The Taxcast looks at making the tax returns of our elected representatives public and the inspirational achievement of award winning journalist Umar Cheema of the Centre for Investigative … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Focus – the Gender edition
We are delighted to announce the latest edition of our quarterly newsletter,Tax Justice Focus. This is The Gender Edition, and it is guest edited by Liz Nelson of TJN. It complements a new "Gender" page we've just opened up, where these materials will be permanently stored. … [Read more...]
The Offshore Wrapper: a week in tax justice #58
Former IMF chief arrested for tax fraud The former head of the IMF, Rodrigo Rato, has been arrested in Spain over claims that he has illegally hidden wealth offshore to evade taxes. … [Read more...]
The Offshore Wrapper: a week in tax justice #57
The Offshore Game This week TJN released a major, ground-breaking study into offshore finance and sport. The report seeks to quantify the amount of money from offshore flowing into the UK professional football leagues. … [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...]
The Offshore Wrapper: a week in tax justice #56
Dial C for Corruption? Authoritarian countries and mobile phone companies present a great opportunity for money laundering and corruption. In developing countries most mobile phone services are bought though pre-paid cards which means companies handle large amounts of cash payments. As we have … [Read more...]
