Podcasts about tax justice

Dan Corder is joined by Michael Marchant, Head of Investigations at Open Secrets, to unpack one of South Africa’s most pressing economic debates: Should the country introduce a wealth tax on its richest individuals?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the main promises that National and the coalition ran on in the lead up to the most recent general elections was that of tax relief, by lifting the personal income tax thresholds for low- and middle-income earners and families, and most notably, landlords and large businesses.  Funding these tax cuts have been widespread austerity measures, with almost  10,000 public sector roles having been cut as of December 2024. In response to the government's tax policies Tax Justice Aotearoa have launched a petition calling for capital gains taxes to be introduced and other tax reforms to achieve better social outcomes in Aotearoa. Oto spoke to Glenn Barclay, Chairperson of Tax Justice Aotearoa and the better taxes coalition, about the petition and the issues with the tax system in Aotearoa. If you'd like to sign this petition, you can find it here:

Ralph welcomes Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union. They'll discuss the crucial role that the Postal Service plays in our democratic process, and how organized labor is impacting this year's elections. Then, Ralph is joined by journalist James Bamford to talk about his latest article in The Nation: "Israel Is Killing Whole Families in Gaza—With Weapons Made in America." Plus, how candidates' positions on Israel may win or lose them voters on Election Day. Mark Dimondstein is the President of the American Postal Workers Union. Since 2013 when Mr. Dimondstein was elected, he has turned the APWU into a fighting activist organization. Mr. Dimondstein advocates for the rights of postal workers as well as the right of the American people to a vibrant public Postal Service. The American Postal Workers Union supports Medicare for All and belongs to the Labor Campaign for Single Payer. The APWU believes in paying a living wage and providing benefits to all workers.We have about 200,000 members. And we definitely represent people throughout the entire political spectrum and throughout the whole country. So we represent people from right to left, left to right, everybody in between, and we represent people from the most rural outpost in the country to the urban centers. So first, the way we handle it is we don't try to tell people how they should think and how they should vote. We're all adults, we vote for what we think is in our best interest as workers, as family members, as community members, as citizens and so on. So we don't try to dictate to our members how to vote, but we do have a responsibility to lead…So I think leadership has a responsibility to educate our members, to activate our members, and to get our members to be involved in the political electoral process.Mark DimondsteinI'm a proud Jewish American. Jewish Americans should be the first to say “never again” when it comes to genocide, when it comes to ethnic cleansing, and when it comes to war crime. And we're not going to solve all the problems of the Middle East and the complicated history of the Middle East on this radio show. But let's at least be clear that the crimes committed against the Jewish people should never be allowed to be committed against anybody else—no matter who's doing it. Mark DimondsteinKamala Harris sent her two closest advisors to Wall Street about a month ago to get advice on her economic and tax policies and not connecting with the Citizens for Tax Justice, which has a progressive proposal. She doesn't connect with citizen groups. She goes around campaigning with Liz Cheney…It's quite amazing that the most popular incumbent elected politician in America today is Bernie Sanders…And she's ignoring Bernie Sanders and going into one state after another with people like Liz Cheney. Ralph NaderWhatever happens next Tuesday, our work isn't done. The divisions that have been created by white supremacy, by this anti-immigrant fervor out here—these things aren't going away. Issues that divide workers instead of unite workers—the growing bigotry, the attack on women's rights to reproductive freedom and health, the attacks on voting rights—these are issues that are going to be here with whoever wins the election. So the working people and the trade union movement have a lot of work to do, whatever the outcome.Mark DimondsteinJames Bamford is a best-selling author, Emmy-nominated filmmaker for PBS, award-winning investigative producer for ABC News, and winner of the National Magazine Award for Reporting for his writing in Rolling Stone on the war in Iraq. He is the author of several books, including Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence.The reason I wrote [my article] was because people read about the bombs blowing up schools and refugee camps and hospitals and killing scores and scores, hundreds, thousands of people… But few people realized that it's middle America, largely, that's building the bombs, sending the bombs, and the American taxpayers are paying for the bombs. All the Israelis are doing is dropping the bombs.James BamfordI think the only way is international pressure. I wrote about this in my last book, that the only thing that you can ever do to affect Israel is to have an international boycott sanction. We have to treat it like the worst country on earth. That's what happened with South Africa. That's what stopped apartheid—once they couldn't buy anything.James BamfordRECOGNIZING TIME-PRESSURED HEADLINE WRITERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO READERSIn Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeSantisNews 10/30/241. A crisis is unfolding at the Washington Post following billionaire owner Jeff Bezos' decision to block the paper's planned endorsement of Kamala Harris. In a statement signed by 21 opinion columnists at the Post, they write “The…decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential campaign is a terrible mistake.” Signatories include Karen Attiah, E.J. Dionne, and Dana Milbank among many others. Since the publication of that statement, two opinion writers have resigned: David Hoffman, who has written for the Post since 1982 and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize just last week, as well as technology columnist Molly Roberts. Editor-at-large Robert Kagan also resigned his position at the paper. This from Semafor. Responding to the outcry, Bezos himself published an op-ed in the paper arguing that Americans see the news media as too politicized already and an official endorsement would merely make matters worse. As of October 29th, over 200,000 Washington Post readers, nearly 10% of the total readership, have canceled their subscriptions, per NPR.2. Like the Washington Post, the LA Times also opted not to endorse Kamala Harris. Similar backlash followed, with the New York Times reporting “Thousands of readers canceled subscriptions. Three members of the editorial board resigned. Nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter to management demanding an explanation, complaining that the decision this close to the election had undermined the news organization's trust with readers.” Nika Soon-Shiong, the activist daughter of LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, publicly stated “Our family made the joint decision not to endorse a Presidential candidate. This was the first and only time I have been involved in the process…As a citizen of a country openly financing genocide, and as a family that experienced South African Apartheid, the endorsement was an opportunity to repudiate justifications for the widespread targeting of journalists and ongoing war on children.” Per Vanity Fair however, her father disputes this narrative, saying “Nika speaks in her own personal capacity regarding her opinion…She does not have any role at The L.A. Times, nor does she participate in any decision or discussion with the editorial board, as has been made clear many times.” The murkiness of these circumstances has left readers with many questions that likely will not be answered until well after the election.3. According to Slate, “Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [last] Saturday…According to Trump, the Israeli leader said he disregarded President Joe Biden's warning to keep troops out of Rafah in southern Gaza.” In other words, Trump is conducting foreign policy independent of the sitting president, a flagrant violation of the Logan Act and the Constitution itself. This collusion between Trump and Netanyahu is reminiscent of the Nixon campaign's collusion with the South Vietnamese to prolong the Vietnam War and thereby undermine the Hubert Humphrey campaign and similarly, the Reagan campaign's collusion with Iran to prolong the hostage crisis. Yet again however, it seems unlikely that there will be any consequences to this open criminal activity.4. Reuters reports that on Monday, Israel formally banned the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency from operating inside Israel. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder, who has worked extensively in Gaza since this campaign of slaughter began is quoted saying “If UNRWA is unable to operate, it'll likely see the collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza…So a decision such as this suddenly means that a new way has been found to kill children.” Reuters reports “over 13,300 children whose identities have been confirmed have been killed” in Gaza, while “Many more are believed to have died from diseases due to a collapsing medical system and food and water shortages.”5. The Muslim Mirror reports “In a landmark diplomatic move, Claudia Sheinbaum, the newly elected President of Mexico and the country's first Jewish head of state, officially recognized the State of Palestine.” Sheinbaum is quoted saying “Today, Mexico reaffirms its commitment to human rights and justice for all. Recognizing Palestine is a step toward peace and a signal to the international community that the Palestinian people deserve dignity, statehood, and the right to self-determination.” Neither the United States nor Canada recognize the State of Palestine.6. Over 20,000 workers have lost their lives working on Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman's Saudi Vision 2030 project, per the Hindustan Times. These workers, almost exclusively migrants, say they feel like “trapped slaves” and “beggars,” and allege widespread exploitation including “unpaid wages, illegal working hours and human rights abuses.” While rumors of the workers mistreatment has been circulating for years now, a new ITV documentary has brought more attention to the issue in recent days. The deeply suspect NEOM mega-city project alone, which is just one aspect of Saudi Vision 2030, is expected to cost at least $500 billion.7. BRICS, the loose multi-polar alliance of countries forming an alternative economic bloc to offset the United States, recently concluded their latest summit. Per Democracy Now!, the alliance voted to accept 13 more countries to the bloc, including Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. These were chosen from nearly three-dozen applicants. The outpouring of applications indicates a substantial appetite for an economic alternative to the United States throughout much of the world.8. On October 22nd, Congressman Ro Khanna re-introduced the Stop Wall Street Landlords Act, intended to curb the trend of private equity gobbling up housing stock across the country. The bill was first introduced in 2022, but the crisis has only grown since then. According to NOTUS, “In the first half of 2024, one in four ‘low-priced' homes were purchased by investors…In that same time, the percentage of Americans with a ‘high degree of concern' about housing costs rose to 69%.” If passed, this bill would raise taxes on home acquisitions by private equity firms that hold over $100 million in assets and “bar government-supported lenders from backing new mortgages for such purchases.” Both presidential campaigns have made housing a major issue on the trail, though only the Kamala Harris campaign has offered viable policy to address the crisis.9. E&E News reports Argus Insight, a conservative research firm is “collecting information that could be used to discredit officials involved in a multibillion-dollar climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies.” The suit, filed last year in Oregon, accuses “Exxon Mobil, the American Petroleum Institute, McKinsey…and hundreds of other defendants of being responsible for a dayslong heat wave in 2021 that killed 69 people. Multnomah County, home to Portland, is seeking more than $51 billion to pay for damages from the tragedy and to prepare for future disasters.” It is unknown why exactly Argus is seeking this information, but experts speculate that they are “using the same tactics that the tobacco industry deployed against its critics decades ago.” Benjamin Franta, an Oxford professor of climate litigation, is quoted saying “The strategy is to ‘try to figure out who is helping to inform these cases and…discredit them in some way…If someone loses on the facts, they try to shoot the messenger.'”10. Finally, the Popular Information Substack reports “On October 10…[Attorney General Merrick] Garland held a press conference and announced that TD Bank had illegally laundered over $670 million of drug money.” Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo added “Time and again, unlike its peers, TD Bank prioritized growth and profit over complying with the law.” Surely such a clear, textbook case of corporate criminality would result in criminal charges…except Garland and the DOJ brought no charges, instead settling for a Deferred Prosecution Agreement and a fine of $3 billion. Only two low-level employees were hit with criminal charges, despite clear evidence showing the involvement of high-level executives. Senator Elizabeth Warren said of the deal “This settlement lets bad bank executives off the hook for allowing TD Bank to be used as a criminal slush fund.”This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. 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Politics in the Pub at the Family Hotel in Katoomba on 15th June 2024 featured two speakers on the topic of Tax Justice. Richard Denniss of the Australia Institute showed us how the spending choices made in government budgets inform us about government priorities and how tax payers can be deceived into thinking we can't afford "nice things". Michael Whaites of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association, and formerly of Public Services International told us about the shocking findings of inquiries conducted by PSI and CICTAR into the privatisation of public services. This is a link to the bios of both speakers. If you'd like to add to the discussion, you can ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leave an audio comment about our show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which may be added to one of our podcasts. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply to be a guest on our radio show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Rights, Rorts and Rants on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM, Fridays from 4pm to 6pm or livestreamed via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rbm.org.au.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join a union - 1300 486 466 or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BMUC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Blue Mountains Unions & Community pays its respect to and acknowledges, the Darug and Gundungurra First Peoples of the Blue Mountains area and acknowledges this is Aboriginal Land that was never ceded. This podcast was produced by Debra Smith. Opinions expressed in this video are not necessarily endorsed by the Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc. Authorised by D Smith, Secretary, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, 52-52A Great Western Hwy, Mount Victoria, NSW.

The Corruption Diaries is a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans. Unique perspectives on combating one of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.   Jack Blum is one of the United States' leading white-collar crime lawyers. He's specialised in investigating money laundering, financial crime and international tax abuse. We follow Jack Blum's career from a small town in the United States to Senate staff attorney, the United Nations, and the frontline of the battle against tax abuse and corruption.   Music is by Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC licence.

Pour ce 62ème  épisode de votre podcast en français « Impôts et Justice Sociale », produit par Tax Justice network, nous vous plongeons en plein cœur des discussions sur la réforme de la fiscalité internationale, qui se déroule dans le cadre des Nations Unies. Les pays développés qui ont récemment soutenu les travaux de l'Organisation pour la Coopération et le Développement Economique (OCDE) insistent pour que les discussions onusiennes s'appuient sur ces derniers, mais le groupe africain, insiste et persiste : Il n'en est pas question. Dans ce podcast vous écouterez : Les voix des délégués africains, qui ont partagé leurs positions, sur les termes de référence qui vont encadrer les négociations de l'accord de coopération fiscale internationale. Vous suivrez aussi notre invitée Sheila Senfuma Nakanyike Directrice Sénior, Finance et Gouvernance Globale, chez Africa-Europe Foundation

The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, or ACCESS, is hosting its 10th Arab Health Summit at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn. Plus, Detroiters for Tax Justice has released a report detailing the amount of money redirected from millages to developers through tax captures, and more stories in this episode of the "Detroit Evening Report."

Mama Imara, a proud and confident gardener in Southwest Detroit, embodies the balance of one of the most poignant and strategic minds in community activism, always accompanied by a life-filled laugh and smile. As a member of Detroiters for Tax Justice, she advocates for her beloved city, driven by a lifelong love of books and libraries. As a child, Mama Imara saw libraries as castles full of fairy tales, information, and more. However, the tax captures from the executive administration have left her cherished branch closed for years, fueling her commitment to the cause. Her work continues the legacy of the League of Revolutionary Workers, movements for Black Studies in high schools and colleges, the Republic of New Afrika, and the Shrine of the Black Madonna. Discover more about Mama Imara and her vital contributions to the community. Detroit is Different is a podcast hosted by Khary Frazier covering people adding to the culture of an American Classic city. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to hear, see and experience more of what makes Detroit different. Follow, like, share, and subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Sticher. Comment, suggest and connect with the podcast by emailing info@detroitisdifferent.com Find out more at https://detroit-is-different.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/detroit-is-different/11eaa7e2-cdb6-4967-9216-3f038865b022

“Store up treasure in heaven… be more concerned about how many people you are sharing the good news of Jesus and helping to grow their faith, rather than just growing your savings.”

On #TaxJusticeSunday Sarah Edwards from Just Money Movement spoke to our 11am Congregation.

In this episode: we bring you stories on how we've all been cheated, and look at some of the actors involved in the corruption of tax policy making in Australia; the consequences have rippled out to affect the rest of the world. Two of the OECD's top people seem to be compromised on matters of tax and the public interest. So what does that say about their motivations? What does it say about the motivations of the organizations they work for? Should an organisation like the OECD be so strongly connected to the big four accountancy firms? And should governments? How do we protect ourselves from the forces seeking to obstruct tax justice in the world? Plus, we'll bring you the latest updates on historic negotiations between nations on a UN Tax Convention from a Tax Justice Network colleague who was in the room and gives us his impressions. "There is a South cooperation and a South-South pushback against the developed countries. And that is a remarkable moment and it will change the tax world. There is no ignoring this anymore by the OECD countries." "We need to see global cooperation from governments, clearly these tax advisor firms are operating across borders, they collaborate so I think we need to see tax authorities and governments doing similar." Further resources: Transcript of this epsiode (some is automated, so not 100% accurate) https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Transcript_Taxcast-May-2024_-the-corrupting-of-tax-justice.pdf  The People vs Microsoft (previous Taxcast #137) https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/episode/137-the-people-vs-microsoft/ PwC: a calculated breach of trust (Australian) Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee report https://apo.org.au/node/323246  Live rolling Tax Justice Network blog with regular updates on progress on negotiations at the UN https://taxjustice.net/2024/04/25/%f0%9f%94%b4live-un-tax-negotiations/ What happened at the first round of UN tax negotiations and what's next? https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/17/what-happened-at-the-first-round-of-un-tax-negotiations-and-whats-next/  Litany of failure: new briefing sets out OECD's manifold shortcomings in international tax talks https://taxjustice.net/2024/05/28/litany-of-failure-new-briefing-sets-out-oecds-manifold-shortcomings-in-international-tax-talks/  Our website with all previous Taxcasts https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/         

Taxes are essential for states, especially those with lower incomes, to generate revenue, finance expenditures, and redistribute wealth within and between states. They are probably one of the most important means of creating a more equal and just society. For a long time, civil society networks, such as Tax Justice Europe, have therefore promoted fair, transparent, and progressive tax systems, at the national and the international level. Sybille Straubinger talks with Tove Ryding, the Policy and Advocacy Manager for Tax Justice at the European Network on Debt and Development (EURODAD) and Martina Neuwirth (project officer and tax expert at the VIDC) about what has been achieved so far, what is still needed for more tax justice, and what the EU and Austria could do.

John chats to Yusuf Abramjee, Founder of Tax Justice South Africa about what the interdict to prevent cameras in cigarette factories means. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yep, this is it. Walking the plank as of next Tuesday, so here are some parting reflections I've been putting up on the blog over the last few days, and links to a bunch of more normal FP2P fare, which I've had to leave out due to lack of time. I'm leaving Oxfam – here's what happens nextSome Reflections on Leaving Oxfam after 20 yearsLearning from Humiliation, Shame and FailureThirty Years of Anti-Corruption: A Personal Reflection by Kenyan legend John GithongoHow the pregnancy penalty supercharges global inequalityRIP Father Frans von Hoff – the co-founder of the Fairtrade MovementCould Activists Do Better at Resisting Backlash?Shifting power through Power FundingUnequal: Why India Lags Behind its Neighbours (Book Review)A (tough) love letter to the Open MovementThe Battle for Tax Justice will be fought country by country: here are five useful tips for activistsHow do we stop Bad Stuff Happening? And does it differ from Supporting Good Stuff?Forgetting Rana PlazaGELI Stories: How to get Early Childhood Development into the SDGs (with a bit of help from Shakira)Taking Risks as a Leader to protect child rights in SyriaHow a Critical Juncture unlocked the path to reform on duty of care within the aid sectorBringing Stakeholders together to tackle Girls' Education in BeninMoving fast and working with Unusual Suspects to Reform the Military in the Republic of Guinea 

Alex Cobham was in Oslo in December to discuss his latest book "What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Tax Justice?". Together with Cobham, we explore the history and possibilities of tax justice. We delve into the development and influence of the tax justice movement in connection with the Tax Justice Network's 20th anniversary. How has this movement shaped today's tax systems and transparency measures? And most importantly, what can we learn from the past to create a fairer and more sustainable economic policy for the future?This episode provides a unique insight into the complex world of tax justice, seen through the eyes of one of the leading experts in the field. You can expect an insightful conversation that not only sheds light on the challenges but also the opportunities that lie ahead in the fight for a more equitable economy.Hosts: Jonas Veland and Ingrid HjertakerSound, video, and music: Kristoffer Lislegaard

Welcome to Episode 10 of Justice Studio Sessions. In this episode we look at international tax abuse. As part of this discussion, we look in-depth at illicit financial flows, tax havens, financial secrecy and imperialism.Joining us for this discussion is Alex Cobham, an economist and chief executive of the Tax Justice Network. He is also a founding member of the steering group of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation, and of the technical advisory group for the Fair Tax Mark, and a commissioner for the Scottish Government's Poverty and Inequality Commission. His work focuses on illicit financial flows, effective taxation for development, and inequality. His books include The Uncounted; Estimating Illicit Financial Flows: A Critical Guide to the Data, Methodologies, and Findings, with Petr Janský; and just published by SAGE, ‘What do we know, and what should we do about tax justice?'Alex talks us through how we can counter the problem of international tax abuse through tax justice including setting out how we can use reparations to counter the effects of centuries of colonialism.Read Alex's Books:https://uncounted.org andhttps://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/what-do-we-know-and-what-should-we-do-about-tax-justice/book286416Links for this episodeTax Justice Network website: https://taxjustice.netGlobal Alliance For Tax Justice website: https://globaltaxjustice.orgFollow Tax Justice Network on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaxJusticeNetworkFollow Tax Justice Network on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TackleTaxHavensFollow Tax Justice Network on Twitter/X: @TaxJusticeNetJustice Studio's website: www.justicestudio.orgFollow Justice Studio on Instagram: @justicestudioFollow Justice Studio on Twitter: @justicestudioFollow Marianne on Instagram @creatrix.londonTitle Music by Luke Fraser @the_tonic_Show Artwork by Marianne @creatrix.studio

They say two things in life are certain: death and taxes. But taxes – and how they're collected – are anything but certain, and certainly not fair. Every year, nearly $500 billion in tax is lost to corporate and individual tax abuse, enough to vaccinate the world against COVID-19 three times over, or provide basic sanitation to 34 million people. Another $5 trillion is projected to be lost in the next 10 years as multinational corporations and the ultra-wealthy use tax havens to underpay taxes. But the international tax justice movement is picking up steam, buoyed by a recent vote at the UN General Assembly to start negotiations on an international tax treaty. The move, spearheaded by The Africa Group and largely opposed by the OECD, which groups some of the world's wealthiest countries, has been described as “the biggest shake-up in history to the global tax system”. What are the implications for humanitarians? And what could it mean for aid-dependent countries to recoup trillions of dollars in lost tax revenue? Co-hosts Heba Aly and Melissa Fundira also share listener reflections from the podcast's last episode on Westerners stepping aside from top positions in favour of historically marginalised leaders. They also share a long-awaited statement from the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), the NGO network whose executive director spoke openly about wanting to be replaced by a non-male, non-Western candidate, only to be succeeded by another white man. Guests: Hassan Damluji, co-founder of Global Nation; Alvin Mosioma, associate director of climate, finance, and equity at Open Society Foundations ____ Got a question or feedback? Email podcast@thenewhumanitarian.org or have your say on Twitter using the hashtag #RethinkingHumanitarianism. ____ SHOW NOTES UN Moves Toward a Global Treaty on Tax Developing countries and Europe in dispute over global tax role for UN What does the OECD global minimum tax mean for global cooperation? OECD tax reforms risk violating human rights law, UN experts warn in special intervention Lost government revenues due to tax abuse – the impact on the determinants of health and mortality rates Global Solidarity Report 2023

I dagens episode har vi fått æren av å snakke med Alex Cobham, daglig leder i Tax Justice Network, som var i Oslo i desember for å diskutere sin nyeste bok "What Do We Know and What Should We Do About Tax Justice?"Sammen med Cobham undersøker vi skatterettferdighetens historie og muligheter. Vi dykker inn i Tax Justice-bevegelsens utvikling og påvirkning i forbindelse med Tax Justice Networks 20-årsjubileum. Hvordan har denne bevegelsen formet dagens skattesystemer og åpenhetstiltak? Og viktigst av alt, hva kan vi lære av fortiden for å skape en mer rettferdig og bærekraftig økonomisk politikk for fremtiden?Denne episoden gir et unikt innblikk i skatterettferdighetens komplekse verden, sett gjennom øynene til en av de fremste ekspertene på feltet. Du kan forvente en innsiktsfull samtale som ikke bare kaster lys over utfordringene, men også mulighetene som ligger foran oss i kampen for en mer rettferdig økonomi.Programledere: Jonas Veland og Ingrid HjertakerLyd, video og musikk: Kristoffer Lislegaard

In this episode of Alternative Convos, Charles talks to Tanzanian Born Nicholas Lekule about Tax Justice Advocacy in Africa. Alternative Convos Podcast is a dynamic and engaging talk show that aims to foster unity and drive positive transformation in Africa. It provides a platform for passionate activists, skilled practitioners, and creative thinkers to share their insights on important issues that shape Africa's progress. This podcast is a unique space where diverse perspectives are welcomed and valued, creating a safe environment for alternative viewpoints. Hosted by Charles Kojo Vandyck, Alternative Convos Podcast is your go-to source for thought-provoking conversations that inspire change. Disclaimer: “The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the guest's own and do not necessarily represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the host. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only”. Contact: Nicholas via https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-lekule-32b73820/

2023. szeptember 07., csütörtök 8-9 óra Pénzügyekről kristálytisztán rovat. A State of Tax Justice című jelentés 2023 nyarán megjelent kiadványa arra figyelmeztet, hogy a világ országai közel 5 billió amerikai dollár adót veszítenek a következő 10 évben az adóparadicsomi struktúrákat használó multinacionális vállalatoknak miatt. A jelentés folytatja azt a hagyományt, hogy átfogó statisztikákat közöl a multinacionális vállalatok és a vagyonukat offshore-országokban rejtegető magánszemélyek által elkövetett, határokon átnyúló adóvisszaélések miatti költségvetési bevételkiesésekről. A jelentés 480 milliárd dollárra becsüli az éves globális adóveszteséget. Magyar Csaba, okleveles adószakértő, a Crystal Worldwide Zrt. vezérigazgatója. Futómű, autós rovat. Kiküldött tudósítónk élménybeszámolója a Müncheni Autószalonról, avagy merre tart az európai és a kínai autópipar? Várkonyi Gábor, autóipari szakértő.

In dieser Sommerausgabe besprechen wir zwei Themen: Unsere Gästin Alison Schultz vom Tax Justice Network berichtet aus dessen aktueller Studie zur globalen Steuervermeidung – dem "State of Tax Justice"-Bericht 2023. Demnach verlieren Staaten global 472 Milliarden US-Dollar durch Gewinnverlagerung multinationaler Unternehmen sowie durch versteckte Vermögen. Im zweiten Teil erklärt Julia, warum 24 Superreiche in Deutschland knapp 1,5 Milliarden Euro an Erbschaftsteuer erlassen bekommen haben. (00:00) Willkommen und Gastvorstellung (02:35) Thema 1: Alison über das Tax Justice Network (07:47) Der State of Tax Justice 2023 (23:39) Deutschland und der SOTJ (27:11) Die UN-Steuerkonvention (28:49) Thema 2: Probleme der Erbschaftsteuer (32:18) 1,5 Mrd. Steuererlass (36:32) Die Verschonungsbedarfsprüfung (41:52) Nötige Reformen und Kampagnen Wir freuen uns über jegliches Feedback an info@netzwerk-steuergerechtigkeit.de oder per Nachricht an einen unserer Kanäle auf den sozialen Medien: https://linktr.ee/netzwerksteuergerechtigkeit Credit für die verwendete Musik, jeweils von pixabay.com: Intro: Eco Technology von Lexin_Music Outro: The Pace of Africa von Purple Planet Music

Julie Anne Genter 27 June 2023 Green MP Spokesperson on among other things Transport and Finance ,Before entering politics, Julie Anne's professional career was in transport and urban planning. Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

Not everyone who signed a letter asking for the rich to be taxed more heavily is mega wealthy. The signatories described themselves as wealthy New Zealanders. Tax Justice Spokesperson Glenn Barclay is one of them. He says he's not extremely wealthy, but is still probably in the top 10 percent of income earners. "If the tax system was a bit more fair, I might find myself paying more tax. And I'd be happy to do that." LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Tax Day approaches, we look at the hazards of extreme wealth disparity. In his State of the Union address this year, President Biden called for the passage of the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act, saying that billionaires shouldn't pay less in taxes than teachers and firefighters. But that injustice is only one datapoint in a decades-long trend of ever-widening inequality between the wealthiest people and everyone else. In this episode, Sarah Christopherson, legislative and policy director for Americans for Tax Fairness, discusses the ill effects and ongoing risks to society posed by a small group of individuals having the raw purchasing power to buy elections, social media platforms, and even the Supreme Court. And Kate Ward, an assistant professor of Christian ethics at Marquette University, lays out why Catholic social teaching opposes stratospheric wealth inequality, citing a moral tradition that stretches all the way from the Hebrew Scriptures to Pope Francis. She also offers her view on the kind of just tax code the church's social teaching would support. You can learn more about tax justice, wealth disparity, and our guests in the links below. NETWORK's Tax Justice for All resource https://networklobby.org/taxjusticeforall/ Pew Research data on the growth of wealth disparity in the United States https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/psdt_01-10-20_economic-inequality_1-4/ More on the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8558 More on Sarah Christopherson and Americans for Tax Fairness https://americansfortaxfairness.org/about/ More on Kate Ward https://www.marquette.edu/theology/directory/kate-ward.php Just Politics is sponsored by St. Jude League Community Development. https://stjudeleague.org/   

Tax is an issue which none of us can avoid. It can spark furious debate, be the cause of sleepless nights, and it's just hastened the demise of a prime minister and her government. Few of us relish paying tax, but most accept that it's the price of living in a society. But can it ever be made fair? How much should the well-off be paying? And how is a religious faith meant to shape how its followers approach such questions? Roy Jenkins is joined by four guests to discuss the issues. Rebecca Reading is a tax specialist and partner at Lewis Golden. She's been a tax director for Price Waterhouse Cooper and Tata Steel. Ross Hendry is the CEO of CARE (Christian Action, Research and Education.) He trained in economics, and has held a variety of positions dealing with public policy. Sue Richardson is a Catholic and Chair of ‘Church Action for Tax Justice', whose latest campaign appeals for a one-off wealth tax on the country's richest people. Andy Hartropp is an economist and an Anglican minister, he's the author of ‘God's Good Economy.'

In this episode: Nelson Mandela famously said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Yet millions of children in the world still don't even get to walk through the school door. This month on the Taxcast host Naomi Fowler looks at education and tax justice. The challenges, and the ways forward. Plus, we explore two important developments which really pushes forward steps towards a UN Tax Convention: the economic commission for Africa, the declaration of their finance ministers calling for the UN to begin negotiations on the convention (that's more than a quarter of the member countries of the United Nations) plus the head of the United Nations has pledged his support for negotiations. How will wealthier nations, who are too often the world's worst offenders for draining tax revenue from other nations, now respond? Transcript: (some is automated) https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/The-Taxcast_Oct_22_Transcript.pdf  For more information and more Taxcasts, go to https://www.thetaxcast.com 

Sister of Providence Emily TeKolste and Sister of the Humility of Mary, Eilis McCulloh are both based in the Midwest and serve on the Grassroots Mobilization team at the NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. In conversation with NETWORK deputy executive director and chief equity officer Joan F. Neal and grassroots outreach and education coordinator Colin Martinez Longmore, they delve into the question of how faith is a necessary force for good in politics. While there are plenty of examples of how faith and politics can be mixed badly—the democracy-imperiling rise of Christian nationalism chief among them—NETWORK embraces a vision of Catholic Social Justice for educating, organizing, and lobbying to promote the common good. In this episode, we also hear from Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, a Catholic and the longest-serving woman currently in Congress, on the value of voices of faith in the political process. NETWORK's grassroots mobilization director, Meg Olson, shares her own justice journey into faith-based advocacy. And Laura Peralta-Schulte, senior director of public policy and government relations, offers a survey of the many issues and pieces of legislation where justice-seekers can get involved. You can find further reading on how politics can serve the common good in the links below: “Catherine Pinkerton's Sister Spirit Legacy” By Julia Morris https://networklobby.org/catherine-pinkertons-sister-spirt-legacy/  “Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur Celebrates NETWORK Lobby's Legacy of Connecting the Common Good to Politics” By Marcy Kaptur https://networklobby.org/congresswoman-marcy-kaptur-celebrates-network-lobbys-legacy-of-connecting-the-common-good-to-politics/  “Pope calls faithful to pray, participate actively in politics” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/28058/pope-calls-faithful-to-pray-participate-actively-in-politics  “New Agreement Would Advance Healthcare, Tax Justice, and Climate Protections” By Laura Peralta-Schulte https://networklobby.org/new-agreement-would-advance-healthcare-tax-justice-and-climate-protections/  The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1065  Closing theme music by SongRise https://songrisedc.org/  Just Politics is sponsored by Loyola Press. https://www.loyolapress.com/ 

In this conversation, we talk about tax justice and the 15% minimum corporate tax proposal by the G7. What is it about, why is it important for Africa and what can we do? Crystal Simeoni, Director at NAWI, in conversation with Chenai Mukumba, Policy Research and Advocacy Manager at the Tax Justice Network Africa.

Closing Schools to Pay the Debt! This Reboot Republic talks to Dereje Alemayehu, Executive Coordinator of the Nobel Prize nominated Global Alliance for Tax Justice. Dereje has served as Senior Economic Justice Advisor at Christian Aid. Prior to that he was Christian Aid's Country Manager for East Africa for 15 years and he has a PhD in Economics. We discuss the African debt crisis , and where it came from, and what are the solutions. How it results from scavenger capitalism, how western countries and their financial institutions such as the IMF, and banks, have imposed austerity, and forced African countries into poverty and essentially destroying them to get them to pay pack their debt, while multinationals make massive profits while paying very little tax to African countries, and how the west extracts huge natural resources. The solution is action through the UN - to get a coordinated international response, based on solidarity, and Ireland has a key role. More info:https://www.globaltaxjustice.org/ Join us patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Scott and Jeff discuss tax justice with Amy Hanauer, Executive Director of Citizens for Tax Justice and its sister organization, ITEP (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy). We ask Amy what a fair tax system would look like. We discuss problems with the current tax system. We touch on methods the government uses to redistribute income, like the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit. We briefly discuss corporate taxes, and Amy shares her view that corporations do not pay enough taxes. 

Encore! Look for pod favourite episodes being re-released outside of the regularly scheduled show. "And when I say 'generational wealth' this is a Duke, right? This dude has been inheriting wealth since, as far as we know, Camelot." Kyla and Kristen are joined this week by Fariya Mohiuddin to talk about tax justice. Fariya has a masters degree in Global Affairs and works as the Senior Program Officer for the International Budget Partnership's Tax Equity Initiative. Topics: What is tax evasion and tax avoidance? Why is tax avoidance a problem? How big is the problem? How would a wealth tax work? How do we support businesses that pay their fair share, and what other solutions exist? Website: https://www.pullback.org/research/taxjustice https://www.internationalbudget.org/about-ibp/who-we-are-2/staff/ https://www.globaltaxjustice.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PullbackPodcast Fariya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/fariyamohiuddin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pullbackpodcast/?igshid=i57wwo16tjko Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PullbackPodcast/ Pullback is produced and hosted by Kristen Pue and Kyla Hewson. Logo by Rachel Beyer and Evan Vrinten.

John Anzalone has been a Democratic pollster winning tough races for 30+ years, most recently as Chief Pollster for Biden 2020 helping navigate a crowded primary and grueling general election en route to ousting Donald Trump. John talks his working class roots growing up in Michigan, cutting his teeth in the Biden '88 ('87) presidential, his path to polling, and ultimately starting and growing his own firm to become on the handful of top-tier Democratic pollsters in the country.  IN THIS EPISODEJohn grows up a “free lunch kid” and the son of a Teamster in Michigan…John learns an unfortunate lesson from his childhood nickname…Practicing dirty tricks in his first campaign involvement…John talks about his mentor David Wilhelm…John's first big campaign working for Biden for President in 1987…John's memories from his early 20s of being around then Senator Biden…John talks the All-Star team he was part of with James Carville and Paul Begala in a 1988 Senate race…John's FOMO from missing the 1992 Clinton Presidential…The John Anzalone best practices for campaign managers…John's decision to go into polling…John opens up his own polling firm after apprenticing at Frederick Schneiders…John talks the value of “coming in second” in client pitches…The challenge of starting a new Democratic firm in the South in the mid 90s…The firm's success in 04/06 sets the stage to be brought on board with Obama 2008…John talks lessons learned from working at high levels in four straight presidential races…John talks the fabled slide deck that informed some of the early Biden 2020 conversations…John on early challenges for Biden 2020 and what is underappreciated about the winning campaign against Trump…John's advice to the next generation pollsters…John's travel tips…John talks the rebrand of Impact Research…AND…$50,000, Pete Aguilar, Kevin Akins, Jason Altmire, David Axelrod, Barcaloungers, Anna Bennett, big damn deals, Chris Bollwage, Bobby Bright, Joe Burrow, Pete Buttigieg, Don Cazayoux, the Chicago Sun-Times, Travis Childers, Citizens for Tax Justice, Sam Coppersmith, Country Club Republicans, the DC vortex, Rich Daley, Buddy Darden, Pete Dawkins, dead-bang losers, Nathan Deal, Delta Comfort, David Dixon, David Doak, Mike Donilon, Mike Doyle, Anita Dunn, Rahm Emanuel, Rob Engel, Paul Finebaum, the Florida House Caucus, Pete Giangreco, Gwen Graham, Larry Grisolano, Kay Hagan, Debbie Halvorson, Tom Harkin, Gary Hart, Paul Hodes, Jimmy Hoffa, Matt Hogan, Paul Johnson, Larry Kissell, Ron Klein, Amy Klobuchar, Bruce Koeppel, Leading Edge Computers, Jeff Link, Jeff Liszt, Local 7, Jon Macks, Frank Mascara, Paul Maslin, Steve McMahon, Charlie Melancon, Walter Mondale, the Monkey Business, Molly Murphy, Karen Olick, Jen O'Malley Dixon, Bob Packwood, Steve Paikowsky, David Plouffe, prayer warriors, Mark Pryor, Ronald Reagan, Jay Rhodes, Karl Rove, Mitch Rubin, Dan Rostenkowski, John Salazar, Bernie Sanders, Rick Santorum, Greg Schneiders, Heath Shuler, Sicilian enclaves, Clay Shaw, Bob Shrum, Mark Siljander, Steve Sisolak, David Stockman, stray dogs, Brian Stryker, Survey Monkey, Charles Taylor, Dina Titus, Trenton labor people, Uncle Izzy, Fred Upton, Chris Van Hollen, Jon Vogel, Terry Walsh, Whirlpool HQ, Sheldon Whitehouse, whiz-bang kids, Howard Wolpe, & more!

The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they're rich. Among the super-rich, though, there tends to be a peculiar sense that their net worth is a testament to their true worthiness. Thus, they seem to cling desperately to the very idea of being extremely wealthy. This leads to one specific difference between them and us: Most of us favor a wealth tax to help bridge the gaping chasm of inequality in our society; the rich do not. Indeed, we hear shrieks of abject horror and cries of doom coming from corporate board rooms and other defenders of the plutocratic order. It would be comical if they weren't so pathetic. They exclaim that such a tax will “destroy” entrepreneurial motivation, “sap' innovation, “punish' success, and – get this – “spur” a wave of divorces! The psyches of the rich are so fragile, goes this line of bull, that a tiny tax on people with more than $50 million in wealth would keep them from getting out of bed in the morning. Jamie Dimon, a billionaire Wall Street banker, disingenuously asserts that super-wealthy people like him would “be happy to pay more in taxes.” But he fears the government would just squander it on giveaways “to interest groups and stuff like that.” I have to admit that Jamie does know his “stuff” – after all, he weaseled billions of dollars from us taxpayers to bail out his bank during the 2007 Wall Street crash. Far from squandering revenues on such welfare cases as Dimon, those supporting the wealth tax specifically call for the money to fund universal access to higher education, free healthcare for All, restoration and expansion of our national infrastructure, and other direct efforts to restore the common good. To help advance passage of the wealth tax – and our nation's democratic ideals – go to Citizens for Tax Justice: www.ctj.org. “For or Against, Taxing the Rich Rouses Passion,” The New York Times, October 2, 2019,

Pour cette 34ème édition de votre podcast qui est consacrée au Rapport sur l'Etat de la Justice Fiscale dans le Monde publié conjointement par Tax Justice Network, Public Service International et Global Alliance for Tax Justice, nous revenons sur les chiffres et les grilles de lecture qu'on peut avoir sur la situation en Afrique. Il s'agit notamment de l'implication pour les femmes, des opportunités en termes de création d'emplois pour les jeunes. Nous avons aussi écouté les avis de l'homme de la rue. Interviennent dans ce programme: Audrey Engbemine Experte de suivi-évaluation, analyste économique au sein du CRADEC James Jaures Sogbossi Leader d'opinion au Benin Notre site web: https://www.thetaxcast.com/?lang=fr 

In this episode: Ireland only has 0.1% of the world's population, but they became one of the biggest tax havens on the planet. What's that meant for Irish people, and their road ahead? Naomi Fowler speaks with authors of a new book Tax Haven Ireland. There's a special deal for Taxcast listeners for the paperback or the ebook version, wherever you are in the world. Go to the publisher's website, PLuto Books: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745345314/tax-haven-ireland/  and enter the code TAX40. Also: we discuss the latest Tax Justice Network's annual State of Tax Justice report. You can check out how your country threatens others, and/or how it suffers at the hands of other offender nations here: https://taxjustice.net/reports/the-state-of-tax-justice-2021/  Transcript of the show: https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/TaxcastTranscript_Nov_21.pdf  You can read more about the finance curse here: https://taxjustice.net/topics/the-finance-curse/  The true costs of the City of London (How the City of London is making us poorer) https://taxjustice.net/2018/10/05/how-the-city-of-london-makes-us-all-poorer-infographic/  The true costs of the US finance sector is available here: Overcharged: The High Cost of High Finance https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/overcharged-the-high-cost-of-high-finance/ 

It was a pleasure to speak with one of the worlds leading voices on tax, inequality and international development, economist, senior economic justice adviser and Executive Coordinator at Global Alliance for Tax Justice, Dereje Alemayehu. We discuss the carve-up by the G7 that has left most of the world outside the door while the new Global Minimum Corporate Tax Rate deal was done. He explains how it will create a drag on developing countries and deepen tax inequality. Dereje talks about how the deal is closer to Ireland's needs than those who are looking for Fair Taxation and why they are calling on Civil Society Orgs across the globe to say 'No' to this deal. To sign the letter for Fair Taxation click HERE Help us by joining at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

As part of our coverage of global tax avoidance/abuse and Ireland's part in it, we were joined by Zambia based Policy Researcher and Advocacy Manager at Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), Chenai Mukumba and Director of ActionAid Vietnam and leading member of the Asian People's Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) & Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia (TAFJA), Hoang Phuong Thao. We discuss why this deal is historic, but not in the ways you'd think. We talk about the loopholes left in the deal that will continue to benefit the Big Corporates, what real solutions there are and why this deal was so quickly lauded by the Global North without any care given to those who most likely to lose out. The Global Alliance for Tax Justice, initiated by our Southern regional networks – TAFJA, TJNA and RJFLAC is calling on civil society organisations from around the world to reject the forthcoming G7/G20/OECD tax deal. To add your voice please click HERE Support Us On Patreon.

As part of our coverage of global tax avoidance/abuse and Ireland's part in it, we were joined by Zambia based Policy Researcher and Advocacy Manager at Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), Chenai Mukumba and Director of ActionAid Vietnam and leading member of the Asian People's Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) & Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia (TAFJA), Hoang Phuong Thao. We discuss why this deal is historic, but not in the ways you'd think. We talk about the loopholes left in the deal that will continue to benefit the Big Corporates, what real solutions there are and why this deal was so quickly lauded by the Global North without any care given to those who most likely to lose out. The Global Alliance for Tax Justice, initiated by our Southern regional networks – TAFJA, TJNA and RJFLAC is calling on civil society organisations from around the world to reject the forthcoming G7/G20/OECD tax deal. To add your voice please click HERE Support Us On Patreon.

More restrictions for everyone, chilled British sausages for no one, socially un-distant BBQs for world leaders. Yes exactly what we thought would happen has happened and freedom day is a bit further away than Johnson planned, unless you're getting married and then sod it, invite the world. Hancock's committee appearance, the silly sausage wars and Tom Peters (@tbtpeters) at Tax Justice UK (@taxjusticeuk) on whether the G7 plan to tax the tech giants will work.BRITISH BOXERS - GET 15% OFF WITH THE CODE ON THE PODCAST: https://british-boxers.com/PLEASE HELP TIERNAN SURVIVE ALL OF THE COMEDY NOT COMING BACK TILL END OF JULY AT THE VERY EARLIEST:Donate to the Patreon at www.patreon.com/parpolbroBuy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/parpolbroOR FIND THE ACAST SUPPORTER BUTTON WHEREVER IT ISREVIEW THE PODCAST AT: https://lovethepodcast.com/parpolbroUSUAL PODCAST SQUIBBLE:LOOK AT TIERNAN'S FANCY NEW WEBSITE AND SIGN UP TO THE MAILING LIST: www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/Follow us on Twitter @parpolbro, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParPolBro/ and the fancy webpage at http://www.partlypoliticalbroadcast.co.ukMusic by The Last Skeptik (@thelastskeptik) - https://www.thelastskeptik.com/ - Subscribe to his podcast Thanks For Trying here.SIGN UP TO NEXT UP COMEDY AT: www.nextupcomedy.com/tiernanisgreat Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/partlypoliticalbroadcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was a pleasure to be rejoined on the tortoise shack by the Head of Advocacy for the Nobel Prize nominated Global Alliance for Tax Justice, Grazielle David, to discuss the "historic" G7 decision to implement a Global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. Grazielle outlines how this is not the solution to tax abuse, merely the starting point for tax justice. She explains why it won't solve the problems of tax abuse in the global south and we get an insight into why governments like our own are welcoming what should be an issue, but isn't, for our tax avoidance structures. Tax abuse means more inequality. For more click HERE. To support us go to: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

It was a pleasure to speak again with Caroline Othim who is the Campaigns and Policy Coordinator, Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya, with the Nobel Peace prize nominated Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ). Caroline fills us in on happenings within the movement for Global Tax Justice, the pressure on the UN to step in and the ways countries like Ireland are facilitating mass tax abuse. We also discuss vaccine apartheid and the reality of this in the global south. More info HERE. Join us at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This week we're all about Tax, and kicking off we speak to Paul Hebden of Tax Justice UK about their recent survey of attitudes to tax in the UK. The results may surprise you. Suitably sprung from all the tax talk, the gang go on to talk Tax Day (it seems like it comes earlier each year.) Are the Tories actually doing something progressive about taxation? Why has the Labour response been so weak? And how do we channel public opinion into making a tax system that actually works for everyone? Check out Tax Justice UK on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaxJusticeUK And their report "Tax and Public Opinion": https://www.taxjustice.uk/tax-and-public-opinion.html Like what you hear? Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/connectedanddisaffected Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/canddpodcast Join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/connectedanddisaffected/ Find us on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/C_and_D_Podcast/ Subscribe on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2xVDd0NSp6gsh6Ku2odlop or find us on ITunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conn…ed/id1244893114 ___ This podcast is part of the Are We Europe Podcast Family, a collective of like-minded European podcasts. You can become a member of Are We Europe at www.areweeurope/member

This episode is a conversation with Mr. Alvin Mosioma, on the latest FACTI Report, more precisely about his opinion on the "14 recommendations to reform, redesign and revitalize the global architecture, so it can effectively foster financial integrity for sustainable development". Also, we slightly touched on current issues of International Taxation pertaining to Africa. Mr. Alvin Mosioma is the founding Executive Director of Tax Justice Network Africa, a Pan-African Advocacy and Research Network of 31 members in 16 African countries working on Tax Justice and curbing of IFFs from Africa. Mr. Mosioma who served as the Chair of the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC) is a leading voice on tax policy in Africa and has spear headed numerous civil society campaigns in Africa since 2007. Mosioma served as member of the steering committee Open Government Partnership and currently serves as a member of the advisory board for Plateforme de Protection des Lanceurs d’Alerte en Afrique (PPLAAF) and on the board of the coordinating committee of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ). Over the past 15 years, he has published a number of articles and reports on fiscal policy in Africa and has also co-authored two books on taxation and development in Africa. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. His special interest areas include fiscal policy, international taxation, financial regulation and natural resource governance.For more information about FACTI PANEL: https://www.factipanel.org Where you can explore the full report or a summary version of the report.

This is our second in partnership with the Nobel Peace prize nominated, Global Alliance for Tax Justice. We are joined from Nairobi by Caroline Othim, the Global Campaigns and Policy Coordinator Africa for the Global Alliance for Tax Justice and co-chair of their working group on tax and gender Caroline is an expert in policy analysis, tax justice and gender and served as a consultant facilitator for the Kenya Women Parliamentarians Association (KEWOPA), working on initiatives that would enhance women's political participation and gender responsive budgeting. She brilliantly sets out how tax havens and tax avoidance abuse by multinationals are robbing countries of revenue that should be providing health and education. Caroline explains how women are disproportionately affected by tax injustice, why tax is fundamental for the 4 R's: redistribution of wealth, representation, revenue and repricing. Caroline and GATJ are calling on listeners and citizens across the world to support their call to governments and multilateral institutions to make taxes work for women, as women are the ones holding the burden of the COVID-19-triggered crises and for a recovery based on gender-equal taxation and economic systems. For more click HERE Support this podcast at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This is our second in partnership with the Nobel Peace prize nominated, Global Alliance for Tax Justice. We are joined from Nairobi by Caroline Othim, the Global Campaigns and Policy Coordinator Africa for the Global Alliance for Tax Justice and co-chair of their working group on tax and gender Caroline is an expert in policy analysis, tax justice and gender and served as a consultant facilitator for the Kenya Women Parliamentarians Association (KEWOPA), working on initiatives that would enhance women's political participation and gender responsive budgeting. She brilliantly sets out how tax havens and tax avoidance abuse by multinationals are robbing countries of revenue that should be providing health and education. Caroline explains how women are disproportionately affected by tax injustice, why tax is fundamental for the 4 R’s: redistribution of wealth, representation, revenue and repricing. Caroline and GATJ are calling on listeners and citizens across the world to support their call to governments and multilateral institutions to make taxes work for women, as women are the ones holding the burden of the COVID-19-triggered crises and for a recovery based on gender-equal taxation and economic systems. For more click HERE Support this podcast at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

Announcing his Budget on Wednesday, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, said that his measures would protect “the lowest-paid and most vulnerable”, who had been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. On the podcast this week, Ed Thornton talks to the director of Church Action for Tax Justice, Dr Justin Thacker, about whether the Budget lives up to Mr Sunak's claims. Dr Thacker assesses whether the tax measures in the Budget will actually generate the revenue needed to help those who are struggling financially, and asks whether enough is being done to fund areas such as social care and education. Find out more about Church Action for Tax Justice at https://www.catj.org.uk/. Read our coverage of the Budget in this week's paper and on our website. Find out about other forthcoming Church Times online events at www.churchtimes.co.uk/events. Sign up to receive our email newsletter at churchtimes.co.uk/newsletter-signup Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader.

Impact Talk from Oxfam NovibPower of Citizens' Voices Series: Tax Justice and the Fight Against Inequality This is the third of four episodes in the Power of Citizens' Voices series, “Tax Justice and the Fight Against Inequality”. In this series we talk with civil society leaders, activists and colleagues from around the world about how raising the voices of citizens drives impact on critical topics like conflict and security, the right to food, and securing the financing needed for development. To fight inequality and defeat poverty it's crucial that we make  taxation and government spending fair, transparent and responsive to the needs of citizens. In this episode, we look at the issue of tax justice through conversations with from Roselie Schonewille (Inequality Campaigner, Oxfam Novib) on why this matters, Jasper van Teeffelen (Researcher, SOMO) on unfair tax treaties involving The Netherlands, and Regina Navuga (Program Coordinator, Financing for Development Programme, SEATINI Uganda) about the struggle for a fairer fiscal system in Uganda.Hosts: Patrick Guyer and Lisanne HekmanEditing and sound design: Sound SeekersArtwork: Anouk KlinkersLinks to organizations and publications referenced in this episode:Organizations:Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) – official websiteSouthern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI Uganda) – official websiteOxfam Novib – official website  Publications:Theory and practice of the Dutch tax treaties with developing countries (2020) – SOMO publicationFinance for Development Impact Study Uganda (2020) – Oxfam Novib impact study Keywords: Tax justice, social contract, tax treaties, The Netherlands, Uganda 

In this fourth installment of the Riverwise podcast, Yolanda Jackson of the Coalition for Property Tax Justice reminds us that, leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, Detroiters were already in crisis. Due to inflated property assessments made by the City of Detroit during the years 2013-2019, property owners were overtaxed by an estimated $600 million. As a result, thousands of homes were unconstitutionally and illegally foreclosed due to nonpayment of property taxes. Prior to the onset of COVID-19, academic studies had uncovered the depths of a foreclosure epidemic that also preys on the most vulnerable. Jackson joins hosts Amas Muhammed and Riverwise Editor Eric Campbell to discuss how community organizing is working to repair the overwhelming damage. Episode Notes The Riverwise Podcast is bringing together Detroit citizens to consider new and forms of resistance to continuing economic and political marginalization in communities of color. For over three years now, the Riverwise collective has created media that depicts local activism and the profound new work being done in Detroit neighborhoods. Through the quarterly Riverwise magazine, Riverwise community conversations, and the Riverwise Writing Workshop, we're developing our collective voice.

Ralph and Alan Essig, Executive Director of Citizens for Tax Justice break down President Trump's Tax Reform proposal and insurance expert, Robert Hunter, returns to explain what's going on with hurricane and flood insurance in the wake Harvey, Irma and Maria.

Imagine paying almost nothing in taxes.. Sounds great doesn't it? Some of America's biggest companies are doing just that and making millions…or even billions in profits- thanks to loopholes and more than a little political influence On this edition, why does big business pay lower tax rates than the rest of us? And how activists have brought the issue into the spotlight. This program includes excerpts from the film “We're Not Broke” produced by Onshore Productions. Featuring: Jesse Drucker, Bloomberg News reporter; Rebecca Wilkins, Citizens for Tax Justice attorney; Martin Sullivan, Tax Notes journalist, Jeffrey Winters Northwestern University Professor of Political Economy; David Marchant, Offshore Alert publisher and journalist; Senator Carl Levin; Lee Sheppard Tax Notes contributing editor; Nicholas Shaxton, “Treasure Islands” author; Jack Blum, tax attorney and investigator; James Henry, “Blood Bankers” author; David Cay Johnston, journalist; Robert Goulder, Tax Analysts editor in chief; Dave Camp Michigan Representative; Mark Everson, Internal Revenue Service former Commissioner; Ryan Clayton, US Uncut co-founder. For More Information: We're Not Broke Offshore Alert Citizens For Tax Justice US Uncut Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the men who stole the world The Blood Bankers: Tales from the Global Underground Economy Tax Analysts Internal Revenue Service The post Making Contact – Taxes Are For Suckers appeared first on KPFA.