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corporate tax avoidance

May 7, 2020

Treasury U-turns on commitment to tax transparency

The U-turn on tax transparency is another move towards the UK becoming an aggressive tax haven, says the Tax Justice Network.
March 4, 2020

Tax Justice Network welcomes UN panel to tackle ‘tax gaps’ in global financial architecture

The problem of corruption is overwhelmingly driven by high-income financial secrecy jurisdictions, says the Tax Justice Network..
December 6, 2019

Businesses and campaigners back global tax standard to tackle $500bn corporate tax abuse

For comparison, the combined health expenditures of all lower-income countries was $22 billion in 2016.
May 30, 2019

UK must stop ignoring its shameful role in global tax avoidance, says Christian Aid

The UK must stop turning ‘a blind eye’ to its shameful role in tax avoidance, Christian Aid has warned, after a trio of UK Overseas Territories topped a new index ranking countries by their complicity in global corporate tax havenry.
April 28, 2019

United Nations convenes historic meeting on global tax reform

Tax Justice Network is calling for ambitious reform that makes sure tax contributions are paid in the countries where real economic activity takes place.
April 19, 2018

Church Action for Tax Justice challenges government inactivity on reforms

Christian leaders have united in the House of Lords to challenge government inactivity on tax justice reforms and to demand immediate tough action.
March 22, 2018

European Commission digital tax plan is 'a nail in the coffin for OECD tax rules'

The Tax Justice Network has welcomed the European Commission’s new measures to combat tax abuses in the digital economy – in particular, the intention to ensure taxes are paid in the places where business is done, and where profits are really made.
April 11, 2017

Campaigners demonstrate 'In Praise of Whistleblowers'

Members of the Methodist Tax Justice Network and the Tax Justice Network gathered outside the Embankment headquarters of PricewaterhouseCoopers on Wednesday 5 April 2017 to demonstrate in support of whistleblowers and against the actions of PwC, who have facilitated global tax avoidance, tried to prevent the release of information in the public interest and lobbied against necessary changes to international tax laws.
September 13, 2016

Christian Aid welcomes proposals on responsibility for fraud

Government proposals to make company bosses responsible for fraud and tax evasion by their staff are welcome and should cover crimes committed in other countries as well as in the UK, Christian Aid said yesterday.
September 6, 2016

Christian Aid welcomes MPs' answer to tax crisis highlighted by Apple

MPs are suggesting a simple way in which the UK could help end global secrecy around the finances of multinationals such as Apple, says Christian Aid