Race to the Bottom

Tax Justice Netherlands letter to The Dutch EU presidency: 5 Days Left to End Tax Avoidance On Wednesday 25 May, EU Ministers of Finance (ECOFIN) will meet to reach agreement on the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive EU aims to rule on Amazon's Luxembourg tax deal by July Reuters See also: EU … [Read more...]

How morally fit is the West to lead a global campaign on corruption? The New Times Rwanda See also our earlier blog Anti-corruption summit: UK climbdown, but momentum grows, and Tax Justice Focus – The Corruption Issue   How Panama Papers May Become a Boon for Cash-Strapped Argentina … [Read more...]

It's Up to Governments to Stop Enabling Corruption Bloomberg Editorial - Panama Papers: Money talks, but the pen is mightier than the sword The Malta Independent See also: Malta: Panama Papers - minister Mizzi and chief of staff Schembri chose Swiss bank’s Panama subsidiary for bank account … [Read more...]

ActionAid report on developing countries at risk from tax havens Global Alliance for Tax Justice Pakistan: Efforts being made to access $200 billion stashed in Swiss banks: Federal Law Minister Daily Pakistan Pakistan: Parliament session begins, PM to answer questions regarding Panama Leaks … [Read more...]

The world’s hidden wealth Prospect Magazine By TJN's @alexcobham and @nickshaxson To end corruption, start with the US and UK. They allow it in broad daylight The Guardian See also our earlier blog Anti-corruption summit: UK climbdown, but momentum grows, and Tax Justice Focus – The … [Read more...]

India to tax Mauritius investments for first time since 1983 Reuters See also: Mauritius investors to be taxed from April 2017 Business Standard LuxLeaks prosecutors seek jail term of 18 months for whistleblowers The Guardian See our recent blog Will Antoine Deltour become a prisoner of … [Read more...]

Corruption can no longer be dismissed as a developing world problem The Guardian See also: Tax Justice Focus – The Corruption Issue UK overseas territories resist calls for concessions to end tax secrecy The Guardian A design flaw in Obama’s new Panama Papers rule could help shell companies … [Read more...]

Nigeria calls on UK anti-corruption summit to back registers of ownership The Guardian A month after Panama Papers, South Africa commits to end anonymous companies Financial Transparency Coalition, TJN-Africa, & the Economic Justice Network LuxLeaks trial Deltour 'proud' to have advanced … [Read more...]

UN urges countries to stem tide of firms profit-shifting to tax havens The Guardian See also: Companies put $221 billion into low-tax jurisdictions in 2015: U.N. Reuters European Central Bank has not sought access to Panama Papers Reuters France's trust ownership registry to be opened to the … [Read more...]

India's Experience with Exchange of Information Agreements CBGA Missing Tax: Real Consequences - Public Services International May Day Statement Global Alliance for Tax Justice Tax & Human Rights advocacy tool (second in series) Global Alliance for Tax Justice How Nigeria’s lucrative … [Read more...]

Panama Papers: ICIJ To Release Searchable Online Database of Data OCCRP Deltour in the dock The Economist See also our earlier blog: In the dock: Antoine Deltour, Edouard Perrin – or Luxembourg? France backs defendant as LuxLeaks trial starts BBC Panama's finance minister faces French … [Read more...]

LuxLeaks trial to be whistleblower showcase euobserver See also our earlier blog In the dock: Antoine Deltour, Edouard Perrin – or Luxembourg? Whistleblowing International Network calls on PricewaterhouseCoopers to withdraw its complaint against LuxLeaks whistleblower Public Concern At … [Read more...]

Tell Luxembourg: Don’t jail whistleblower “heroes” Global Alliance for Tax Justice See the article for support websites for whistleblower Antoine Deltour and French journalist Edouard Perrin. In our April 2016 Podcast, we ask why protections for whistleblowers are being eroded and what it says … [Read more...]