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Is tax justice also climate justice? What role does the tax system have in our fight against climate change? We spoke with Franziska Mager, Senior Researcher and Advocacy Lead for Climate and Inequalities at the Tax Justice Network; she leads the Tax Justice Network's work on integrating tax and climate justice approaches in service of reducing inequalities. Franziska explains why taxes are important for climate justice and reprogramming economies off of their dependence on fossil fuels. She also discusses some of the concrete tax measures countries could introduce to solve the climate financing gap while also promoting social and economic justice and correcting climate injustices within and between countries. Pullback is a proud member of the Harbinger Media Network Enjoy our work? Support us on Patreon!
Dans ce 70e podcast en français, Impôt et Justice Sociale, d'avril 2025, proposé par Tax Justice Network, nous explorons comment une allocation équitable des droits d'imposition selon une formule unique, permettrait à 500 000 personnes supplémentaires au Nigeria d'accéder à l'eau potable. Alors que les piliers 1 et 2, solutions de l'OCDE, ne rencontrent pas de succès dans la résolution du problème des transferts de bénéfices, l'allocation par la formule des droits d'imposition, sixième principe de justice fiscale selon les ABCDEF3G de Tax Justice Network, apparaît comme la solution à explorer. Notre experte, Rachel Etter-Phoya, co-autrice du rapport Profit Shifting from Nigeria to Europe: The Impact on Human Rights, explique comment les transferts de bénéfices par les multinationales vers des paradis fiscaux en Europe privent des centaines de milliers de Nigérians de leurs droits fondamentaux, sans apporter de bénéfices significatifs aux pays destinataires de ces fonds. Elle appelle tous les pays à soutenir le principe d'une répartition des droits d'imposition basée sur une formule unique, un enjeu d'autant plus crucial dans le cadre des négociations actuelles d'une convention fiscale sous l'égide des Nations Unies. Le message est clair : le transfert de bénéfices, loin d'être un simple acte d'entreprise, constitue une atteinte grave aux droits fondamentaux des plus vulnérables! Interviennent dans ce podcast: Rachel Etter-Phoya, invitée: Chercheuse Principale chez tax Justice Network Leo Schick: Pour la transcription et le doublage en Français des voix en anglais Notre site web avec tous nos podcasts: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/fr/production/impots-et-justice-sociale/
The Taxcast looks at the battle for freedom of the press in Switzerland and the implications for the rest of the world. Investigative journalists like Bastian Obermayer risks arrest, fines and imprisonment if he sets foot in Switzerland again, and Swiss journalists are having to turn away strong public interest stories - for fear of not just rich and powerful people coming after them, but also the Swiss state. Switzerland's always been famous for its banking secrecy laws and it's never been the friendliest place for investigative journalists. Now the situation threatens to get even worse. Featuring: Bastian Obermayer, one of the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalists who broke the Panama Papers story and many other groundbreaking scandals. Swiss investigative journalist, Oliver Zihlmann, co-head of the Investigative Unit at Tamedia, the leading publishing and broadcast media company in Switzerland. Policy and advocacy manager at Reporters Without Borders Switzerland, Valentin Rubin Hosted by Naomi Fowler and co-produced with Leo Schick. Transcript of the show available here: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Criminalising-Journalists_-Script.pdf Further reading: Suisse Secrets https://www.occrp.org/en/project/suisse-secrets Bastian Obermayer: 'In Switzerland, I face prison – for exposing wrongdoing.' https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bastian-obermayer-9ba8805b_we-investigate-corruption-swiss-law-calls-activity-7316409781127159808-EgfS/ US overtakes Switzerland in global ranking of financial secrecy hotbeds https://taxjustice.net/press/financial-secrecy-index-2020-reports-progress-on-global-transparency-but-backsliding-from-us-cayman-and-uk-prompts-call-for-sanctions/ Tax Justice Network's Financial Secrecy Index https://fsi.taxjustice.net/ Swiss Government Motions for Press Freedom in Country's Finance Sector https://www.occrp.org/en/news/swiss-government-motions-for-press-freedom-in-countrys-finance-sector Swiss parliamentarians refuse to overhaul banking secrecy laws https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/swiss-banking-secrecy-law-clashes-with-freedom-of-speech/47365724
As a journalist, Nick Romeo has interviewed people doing remarkable things, from running worker-owned companies to redesigning gig work as public infrastructure. These experiences shaped his new book, The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy, and led him to one big insight: a better economy isn't just possible—it's already here. In this episode, Nick and Dart talk about the difference between market wages and living wages, why mainstream economics underestimates people, and how everything from co-ops to experiments in building gig work platforms as public utilities are reimagining the role of work in society right now.Nick Romeo is a journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times. He writes about policy, power, and the systems that shape how we live and work.In this episode, Dart and Nick discuss:- Why we need a new definition of a “living wage”- The power of co-ops, trusts, and employee ownership- How gig work can be redesigned to serve workers- What it means to design an economy around fairness- How ownership models shape the future of work- Why traditional economics misses what really matters- And other topics…Nick Romeo is a journalist and author who covers bold ideas in economics, policy, and philosophy. He's reported for The New Yorker on everything from Austria's job guarantee experiment to Spain's Mondragon cooperative and Nicholas Humphrey's theory of consciousness. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, and Scientific American. He teaches at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. His latest book, The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy, offers a roadmap for a fairer, more sustainable economy. Praised by The Guardian as “enlightening and inspiring” and called “brisk and sensible” by The Washington Post, it showcases real-world models that are already changing how we think about work, wages, and ownership.Resources Mentioned:The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy, by Nick Romeo: https://www.amazon.com/Alternative-How-Build-Just-Economy/dp/1541701593CORE Economics Project: https://www.core-econ.orgMIT Living Wage Calculator: https://livingwage.mit.edu/Well-Paid Maids: https://www.wellpaidmaids.com/Tax Justice Network: https://taxjustice.net/Connect with Nick:Website: https://www.nickromeowriter.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-romeo-b4486393/ Work with Dart:Dart is the CEO and co-founder of the work design firm 11fold. Build work that makes employees feel alive, connected to their work, and focused on what's most important to the business. Book a call at 11fold.com.
Dans ce 69ème podcast en français Impôt et Justice Sociale de mars 2025 proposé par Tax Justice Network, nous revenons sur le reporting public des comptes financiers des multinationales pays par pays (CBCR), qui s'impose comme un des leviers clés pour une fiscalité juste, loin des demi-mesures de l'OCDE, jugées trop timides. Le principe pour Tax Justice Network est clair: ien plus d'avoir un CBCR public, il faut des seuils abaissés et un accès garanti pour les pays africains, premières victimes de l'évasion fiscale. Nous revenons aussi sur le rapport choc d'Oxfam, L'art de prendre sans entreprendre, qui dénonce des inégalités criantes: une nouvelle élite qui s'enrichit très souvent sans mérite, utilisant les structures existantes de pillage des richesses du Sud au profit du Nord. Avec Julien Desiderio, expert en justice sociale et fiscale chez Oxfam Belgique, on apprend que malgré les efforts de l'OCDE, l'évasion fiscale reste un défi pour de nombreux pays africains, car elle axphyxie les budgets africains. Il revient aussi sur les solutions percutantes émergent : transparence renforcée, coopération boostée via l'ONU, taxation équitable des multinationales et des ultra-riches, sans oublier climat et droits humains dans l'équation fiscale. Le message est clair : la transparence n'est pas une option, c'est un droit inaliénable ! intervient dans ce podcast: Julien Desiderio: Policy advisor on tax and inequality @ Oxfam Belgium Notre site avec tous nos podcasts: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/fr/production/impots-et-justice-sociale/
How easy is it to get filthy rich selling arms to anyone who'll pay? There may be sanctions, there may be laws, but even though he's the FBI's most wanted fugitive, a Chinese arms dealer and manufacturer has evaded arrest for two decades. Who could be better to investigate one of the world's most dangerous men and tell this story than Panama Papers journalists? Taxcast host Naomi Fowler speaks to Frederik Obermaier about the book The Chinese Phantom: the Hunt for the World's most Dangerous Arms Dealer. What does it tell us about sanctions and financial secrecy at a time of rising autocracy and global insecurity? Also in this episode: the latest on efforts by powerful people to block the US's Corporate Transparency Act which was supposed to set up a register of the real owners of companies; And, in the UK - a new whistleblower incentive scheme - the tax authority HMRC will give whistleblowers who bring actionable information a cut of between 10 and 25% of any fine that HMRC imposes. Also, as the British government announces welfare cuts affecting the poorest people in the country, there are calls for a windfall tax on banks and a 2% wealth tax on assets above £10 million instead. Featuring: Panama Papers journalist Frederik Obermaier, Whistleblower lawyer Mary Inman, Erica Hanichak of the FACT Coalition, Hannah Dewhirst of Positive Money, Professor Prem Sikka. Produced by Naomi Fowler and Leo Schick of the Tax Justice Network. Transcript of the show: (some may be automated) https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/March_25_Transcript-1.pdf Further reading: The Chinese Phantom, the Hunt for the World's Most Dangerous Arms Dealer. (Available in English and in German) https://www.kiwi-verlag.de/verlag/rights/book/bastian-obermayer-frederik-obermaier-die-jagd-auf-das-chinesische-phantom-9783462001396 Also available here but please try to use a local bookshop! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chinese-Phantom-worlds-dangerous-dealer/dp/1915590698 Tax abuse whistleblowers will earn a share of HMRC proceeds, says UK Finance Minister https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/26/tax-avoidance-whistleblowers-will-earn-share-of-any-hmrc-proceeds-rachel-reeves-confirms Windfall tax on bank profits in the UK could raise £15bn https://positivemoney.org/press-release/windfall-tax-on-bank-profits-could-raise-ps15bn/ How to raise £60 billion for public services: ten tax reforms from Tax Justice UK https://taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-raise-60-billion-for-public-services-our-ten-tax-reforms/ Millionaires urge MPs “tax us, the super-rich” to avoid cuts and invest in Britain https://patrioticmillionaires.uk/latest-news/millionaires-urge-mps-tax-us-the-super-rich-to-avoid-cuts-and-invest-in-britain All our podcasts are available on our podcast website https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/
Mark Zirnsak from the Tax Justice Network talks with Jennifer about the recent federal government budget, handed down just before an election on the 3rd of May.While the budget has some positives such as boosts to Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and fair funding for schools, it doesn't address the fundamental inequity of our tax system. It would take a braver approach to address this, which might provide the required funds for things like an adequate level of social housing and Centrelink benefits that people can actually live on.
Pour cette édition de votre podcast en français, produit par Tax Justice Network, nous revenons sur la première session des négociations visant à élaborer une convention fiscale internationale sur la coopération en matière fiscale. Le mouvement associatif mondial pour la justice fiscale et sociale a participé aux travaux en tant qu'observateur, y compris Tax Justice Network. Dans cette édition, nous abordons également la plainte déposée par l'administration fiscale du Nigeria contre Binance. Ce cas illustre concrètement les limites des solutions proposées par l'OCDE ces dernières années. Intervenante dans ce podcast : Liz Nelson : Directrice du plaidoyer et de la recherche, Tax Justice Network Notre site avec tous nos podcasts: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/fr/production/impots-et-justice-sociale/
Listen to the Taxcast wherever you get your podcasts. You can subscribe by email and get lots of resources and further reading on our website here: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/ The Tax Justice Network has monthly podcasts in different languages focused on different regions of the world, all available here https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/ Also available there is our series The Corruption Diaries; a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans, with unique perspectives on combating some of the most compelling ethical challenges of our time.
The rollercoaster story of the battle in the US (the world's biggest global financial secrecy offender) over the implementation of a beneficial ownership register, the attempts to stop it and the (many) lessons learned from the UK's registers. The US's Corporate Transparency Act seemed to be on track. Until it wasn't... "Everything is bigger in Texas, that's what they like to say! And as we've learned, even court orders are bigger in Texas." Meanwhile, we take a look at UK company registration progress, since the days when "you could just set up a company for 12 pounds and say you were Mickey Mouse with a shareholder Donald Duck and no one asked any questions." (Spoiler alert: there's still a long way to go) Guests include: Zorka Milin and Ian Gary of the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition, Cynthia O'Murchu Financial Times Investigative Reporter, Graham Barrow, financial crime sleuth and podcaster, the Dark Money Files, campaigner and author Oliver Bullough Hosted and produced by Naomi Fowler, co-produced by Leo Schick. Transcript of this episode: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Transcript_Feb_25.pdf Further reading: What is beneficial ownership? https://taxjustice.net/faq/what-is-beneficial-ownership/ How to fix beneficial ownership frameworks, so they actually work https://taxjustice.net/2023/12/20/new-report-on-how-to-fix-beneficial-ownership-frameworks-so-they-actually-work/ Ownership Transparency https://thefactcoalition.org/issues/ownership-transparency/ Beneficial ownership registration around the world, 2022: https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/State-of-Play-of-Beneficial-Ownership-2022-Tax-Justice-Network.pdf US Judge Lifts Last Beneficial Ownership Roadblock https://lnkd.in/gNYN6nrg Biden's DOJ just asked the Supreme Court to do a huge favor for Donald Trump https://www.vox.com/scotus/393540/supreme-court-garland-texas-top-cop-shop-nationwide-injunction Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of Major Anti-Corruption Law to Resume, FACT Coalition: https://thefactcoalition.org/supreme-court-allows-enforcement-of-major-anti-corruption-law-to-resume/ US company database remains on hold, despite Supreme Court decision https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/us-company-database-remains-on-hold-despite-supreme-court-decision/ Supreme Mess: The Beneficial Ownership Interest Reporting Controversy Lands At The U.S. Supreme Court https://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadkisson/2025/01/15/supreme-mess-the-beneficial-owne[…]interest-reporting-controversy-lands-at-the-us-supreme-court/ The Corporate Transparency Act is Constitutional, Government and “Friend of the Court” Briefs Make Clear https://thefactcoalition.org/the-corporate-transparency-act-is-constitutional/ How overseas territories are being used to bypass UK transparency rules https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/how-overseas-territories-are-being-used-to-bypass-uk-transparency-rules/ Owners of 53,000 properties still unknown https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/owners-of-53000-properties-still-unknown/5115054.article Who paid £139 million for a Regent's Park mansion? Nobody knows. https://www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-regents-park-mansion-mystery/ How Do Judges Become Judges? Here Are Five Main Ways (US) https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/how-judges-become-judges/
First, Ralph welcomes economist James Henry to discuss the Trump administration's latest attempts to disable our corporate watchdogs and dismantle the IRS. Then, Ralph is joined by America's Number One Populist Jim Hightower to get his take on what's been happening in our government, and how to fight back.James Henry is an economist, attorney, and investigative journalist who has written numerous articles and several books about international private banking, offshore havens, debt, capital flight, and development. He is a Global Justice Fellow at Yale, and a Senior Fellow at Columbia University's Center for Sustainable Investment. And he is a Senior Advisor to the Tax Justice Network, an international NGO that has led the fight to dismantle tax havens. He has also been an active pro bono environmental and constitutional lawyer in New York.In the past, when so-called business elites (Wall Street, and so on) saw the US government discomforting them, they would send a delegation to the White House. They've done it on matters far less serious than the massive destabilization and disruption that's occurring now.Ralph NaderCorporations are not known (and CEOs are not known) for their courage. But when they see their whole world starting to convulse into chaos… you've got to believe they're going to make their efforts known.Ralph NaderOne thing that I'm just shocked by—it's hard to be shocked by this administration any more than by anything else, but he's basically dismantling the IRS... A lot of what we're talking about here is illegal activity. It isn't even a question.James HenryCountries are pushing back at this bullying tactic. And so this is going to hurt growth. It's going to raise inflation. It's going to blow the deficit targets through the roof. And it's going to also hurt millions of Americans who depend on the government for all kinds of vital, essential assistance…So if you thought there was a rational reason behind Trump's economic plans, this is very hard to justify.James HenryJim Hightower is a syndicated columnist, national radio commentator, and America's Number One populist. He is a board member of Public Citizen, and he is a founding member of Our Revolution, an organization inspired by the issues brought up in the Bernie Sanders campaign. He has written several books including Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow, and his newsletter The Hightower Lowdown publishes twice a week on Substack.Well, the good news, as you point out, is that the people are revolting (in the very best sense of that word, by the way). And it is happening in rural towns, counties, as well as big cities, as well as college towns, working class communities, immigrant communities, et cetera. The rebellion is on. And the people are doing it themselves.Jim HightowerBig money happened. And that big money took over the Democratic Party. My party decided, “Well, you know, we could get some of that corporate money too.” The corporations were willing to fund our campaigns. Well, I can tell you that if you accept a corporate check, written on the back of it is the corporate agenda. And they cash the check, not you. And so that led to my party's abandonment of its populist values, its working class constituency, its values—economic fairness, social justice, equal opportunity for all—those are the populist values. And my party turned into a Republican-light organization. But the people keep rebelling.Jim HightowerPeople are in the streets in state after state and community after community all across our country because people know this is the undoing of the common good. And that is essentially what's at stake here. The billionaires have decided that the common good doesn't matter, only their good matters.Jim Hightower Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
We look at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism story about a Syrian kleptocrat and alleged war criminal, and the British Crown Dependency of Guernsey. It throws up all kinds of questions about policing compliance, enforcement and the need for public beneficial ownership registers, with good quality information. Also, on day one of his presidency, Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the OECD's global minimum tax deal. So what now? We'll talk to the Tax Justice Network's Alex Cobham. Featuring: Reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Ed Siddons Guernsey-based investigative and podcast journalist, Rob Byrne Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network Hosted and produced by Naomi Fowler, Tax Justice Network Transcript of the show is here (some is automated) https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jan_25_Taxcast_Transcript.pdf Further reading: ‘Butcher of Hama': Assad's uncle used Guernsey fund manager to stash millions looted from Syria (Bureau of Investigative Journalism) https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-12-16/butcher-of-hama-assads-uncle-used-guernsey-fund-manager-to-stash-millions-looted-from-syria/ Guernsey, country profile, Tax Justice Network https://taxjustice.net/country-profiles/guernsey/ Guernsey Financial Services Commission notice regarding Ginette Blondel https://www.gfsc.gg/news/ms-ginette-louise-blondel The Guernsey finance worker, the alleged war criminal and a £210k fine - Bailiwick Express News Jersey https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/focus-210k-fine-working-alleged-war-criminal-without-licence/ Sentencing of Bashar Assad's Uncle in France Exposes Bank's AML Failure https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/exclusive-sentencing-of-bashar-assads-uncle-in-france-exposes-banks-aml-failure/ Assad uncle used Guernsey adviser to secretly manage vast wealth https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/16/assad-uncle-used-guernsey-adviser-to-secretly-manage-vast-wealth Former Syrian Vice President Rifaat al-Assad will stand trial in Switzerland on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/former-syrian-vice-president-rifaat-al-assad-will-stand-trial-in-switzerland-on-charges-of-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity/ When will the British government impose public registries on its tax havens? Tax Justice Network blog from 2019 https://taxjustice.net/2019/03/04/when-will-the-british-government-impose-public-registries-on-its-tax-havens/ "The three Crown Dependencies have committed to introducing public registers. Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man have private registers. However, in response to the 2022 ECJ ruling, in December 2022 the three governments said they would wait for legal advice before taking further steps." https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2023-0220/ (House of Commons Library) Dear European Court of Justice, you were played, Tax Justice Network blog on 2022 European Court of Justice ruling https://taxjustice.net/2022/12/05/dear-european-court-of-justice-you-were-played/ Officer: GINETTE LOUISE BLONDEL, Data from Paradise Papers - Malta corporate registry https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/56057386 Guernsey FSC Prohibitions and Disqualified Directors https://www.opensanctions.org/datasets/gg_disqualified_directors/ Trump demands countries surrender tax sovereignty at economic gunpoint, Tax Justice Network https://taxjustice.net/press/trump-demands-countries-surrender-tax-sovereignty-at-economic-gunpoint/ Countries should stand up to President Trump's tax threat and continue working together to deliver a progressive global tax reform. https://www.icrict.com/non-classe/countries-should-stand-up-to-president-trumps-tax-threat-and-continue-working-together-to-deliver-a-progressive-global-tax-reform/ Our website with all our podcasts is https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/
En este programa con Marcelo Justo y Marta Nuñez: Trump, la guerra contra el Brics y el proteccionismo arancelario contra el resto del mundo; El impacto de la presidencia de Trump en el Acuerdo Comercial Estados Unidos, Mexico, Canada; Las Naciones Unidas discuten un convenio impositivo para todo el mundo; La necesidad de una reforma judicial en América Latina. INVITADOS: Oscar Ugarteche director del Observatorio Económico Latinoamericano, profesor de la Oscar Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, la UNAM y autor de Historia Critica del FMI Sergio Chaparro Hernández, investigador de Tax Justice Network, la red de justicia fiscal Raúl Zaffaroni, ex miembro de la corte suprema de justicia de la Argentina, doctor honoris causa en países regionales y europeos Nuestro sitio web: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/es/production/justicia-impositiva/
A world where someone pays $6.2 million for a banana duct-taped to a wall is a world that needs wealth taxes. But when wealth taxes are considered by politicians and governments, unsubstantiated spin and myth making dominates the debate. (If you can call it a debate). We look at the Tax Justice Network's modest wealth tax proposal which could help governments increase their national budgets by 7 percent a year, a potential global revenue of more than 2 trillion US dollars annually. And we discuss what research really says about so-called 'tax flight' by the very wealthy because of tax reforms. Will they really leave in droves? Featuring: Mark Bou Mansour, Tax Justice Network Alison Schultz, Tax Justice Network Victoria Gronwald of the London School of Economics. She's co-author of their report, Tax Flight. Britain's wealthiest and their attachment to place. Various AI-voiced excerpts from interviews with High Net Worth Individuals from the LSE report. Hosted and produced by Naomi Fowler, Tax Justice Network Transcript of the show is here (some is automated) https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/6m-banana-transcript_Dec_24.pdf Further reading: Texas Judge Wrongly Halts Enforcement of Landmark Anti-Money Laundering Law https://thefactcoalition.org/texas-cta-injunction/ An update from FACT Coalition in the US on the US Treasury appeal against the Texas Judge's Nationwide Injunction Against Corporate Transparency Act https://thefactcoalition.org/just-the-facts-12-12-24/ The Guy Who Bought (and Ate) That Banana Art https://slate.com/technology/2024/12/justin-sun-banana-art-crypto-billionaire-criminal-comedian-maurizio-cattelan.html Countries can raise $2 trillion by copying Spain's wealth tax, study finds https://taxjustice.net/press/countries-can-raise-2-trillion-by-copying-spains-wealth-tax-study-finds/ Tax flight? Britain's wealthiest and their attachment to place, LSE report https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/121396/ Infographic: The extreme wealth of the superrich is making our economies insecure https://taxjustice.net/2024/08/19/infographic-the-extreme-wealth-of-the-superrich-is-making-our-economies-insecure/ Wiki: How to tax the superrich (with pictures) https://taxjustice.net/2024/08/19/wiki-how-to-tax-the-superrich-with-pictures/
En este programa con Marcelo Justo y Marta Nuñez: La polarización Estados Unidos-China vista desde el Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacifico, la APEC El informe sobre el estado fiscal del mundo de la Tax Justice Network El flagrante fraude fiscal en América Latina A un año de la asunción del ultraderechista libertario Javier Milei, ¿cómo está la economía argentina? INVITADOS Oscar Ugarteche, director del Observatorio Económico latinoamericano, OBELA, profesor de la Oscar Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, la UNAM y autor de Historia Critica del FMI www.obela.org Florencia Lorenzo, economista senior de la Tax Justice Network, la red de justicia fiscal. Hernán Letcher Hernán Letcher, director del Centro de Economía Política Argentina, CEPA http://centrocepa.com.ar/informes Nuestro sitio web con más podcasts: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/es/production/justicia-impositiva/
Dans cette 66ème édition de votre podcast en français Impôts et Justice Sociale, produit par Tax Justice Network, nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter un entretien exclusif avec Raïssatou Joëlle Touré. Elle partage avec nous les conclusions de son mémoire intitulé : «Les pays de l'UEMOA à l'épreuve de la nouvelle gouvernance fiscale internationale». Dans cet entretien Raïssatou Joëlle Traore analyse les dynamiques des législations fiscales au sein des pays de l'UEMOA à la lumière des défis posés par le système fiscal international contemporain. Elle aborde notamment les répercussions des réformes fiscales mondiales sur la sous-région et les stratégies qu'adoptent les États membres pour naviguer dans ces nouvelles réalités. Pour conclure, la chercheuse souligne qu'il reste encore une grande marge de progression et que l'Afrique ne pourra combler ce retard que si elle s'appuie sur la force de l'unité continentale. Elle insiste sur l'importance de passer de spectatrice à actrice dans l'évolution des normes fiscales internationales. Intervenante : Raïssatou Joëlle Traore: Consultante en Fiscalité Internationale https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jo%C3%ABlle-traor%C3%A9-45200360/ Notre site avec tous nos podcasts: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/fr/production/impots-et-justice-sociale/
What are the implications of Donald Trump's election victory for tax justice and the anti-corruption fight in the US and globally? We see a moment of clarity... Host Naomi Fowler talks to Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network based in Europe and Zorka Milin of the FACT Coalition in Washington, US. We also have two very good pieces of news: one is the latest vote at the UN as countries vote overwhelmingly to take negotiations on the UN Tax Convention to the next step, leaving the blocker nations in a tiny minority. And the second piece of good news is that despite huge lobbying to try to stop them, Australian politicians have shown how politicians really can act in the public interest - they've just passed legislation that means all major multinationals operating in Australia will now have to publish country by country reporting data on the scale of their activities, including profits declared and tax paid in a list of jurisdictions deemed as 'high risk.' It's not only good for Australia, it's going to shed light on what multinationals are doing in some other jurisdictions, which will help them tax fairly too. Transcript: (some is automated) https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Transcript_Taxcast-November-2024.pdf Further reading: The world is losing half a trillion to tax abuse, largely due to 8 countries blocking UN tax reform https://taxjustice.net/press/world-losing-half-a-trillion-to-tax-abuse-largely-due-to-8-countries-blocking-un-tax-reform-annual-report-finds/ UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to begin historic, global tax overhaul (US and UK left isolated as only 9 countries now oppose progress) https://taxjustice.net/press/united-nations-general-assembly-votes-overwhelmingly-to-begin-historic-global-tax-overhaul/ UN recording of the historic vote https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bnm64xzs and UN summary of the vote https://press.un.org/en/2024/gaef3614.doc.htm The Tax Justice Network rolling blog on UN tax negotiations: https://taxjustice.net/2024/04/25/%f0%9f%94%b4live-un-tax-negotiations/ Australia's historic Country By Country Reporting bill passes https://taxjustice.net/press/tax-justice-network-hails-world-leading-australian-legislation-on-corporate-tax-transparency/ Find all our podcasts and further information on https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/
Dans ce 65ᵉ épisode de votre podcast "Impôts et Justice Sociale" produit par Tax Justice Network, nos expertes Franziska Mager et Alison Schutz explorent les liens entre les notions de justice fiscale et climatique. Elles révèlent que deux tiers des financements des combustibles fossiles transitent par des juridictions opaques, qui en même temps qu'elles facilitent l'évasion fiscale et rendre aussi possible le “greenwashing”. Les banques internationales jouent un rôle clé en finançant indirectement ces activités via des filiales dans ces juridictions. Les intervenantes appellent à une transparence accrue et à une régulation stricte pour aligner le système financier sur les objectifs climatiques de l'accord de Paris. Intervenant: Franziska Mager: Senior Researcher and Advocacy Lead, tax Justice Network Alison Schultz: Research Fellow, Tax Justice Network A lire sur le sujet: How “greenlaundering” conceals the full scale of fossil fuel financing Notre site de podcast: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/fr/production/impots-et-justice-sociale/
Dans ce 64ème épisode du podcast "Impôt et justice sociale", des experts de Tax Justice Network dévoilent les résultats de la récente mise à jour de l' indice des paradis fiscaux pour les entreprises multinationales (CTHI). Les contributions mettent en lumière le rôle prépondérant des territoires britanniques d'outre-mer dans la facilitation de l'évasion fiscale à l'échelle mondiale. Les îles Vierges britanniques, les îles Caïmans et les Bermudes sont identifiées comme les principaux acteurs de cette menace pour les finances publiques des pays. Ces paradis fiscaux, sous contrôle britannique, sont responsables d'environ un tiers du risque d'abus fiscal des entreprises dans le monde. Bien que le Royaume-Uni ait fait quelques progrès, le podcast souligne la nécessité pour ce pays de prendre davantage ses responsabilités, notamment en soutenant l'initiative de la Convention fiscale de l'ONU. L'épisode met également en avant l'importance du reporting pays par pays public pour améliorer la transparence fiscale des multinationales. Il encourage les pays africains à utiliser ces informations pour renforcer leurs politiques fiscales et à s'unir pour exiger des changements dans les règles fiscales internationales. Ce podcast offre ainsi un éclairage crucial sur les défis actuels du système fiscal mondial et la nécessité d'une réforme globale. Interviennent dans ce podcast: Markus Meinzer: Directeur de l'équipe des politiques fiscales, Tax Justice Network Moran Harari: Directrice adjointe des politiques fiscales, Tax Justice Network Bob Michel: Spécialiste de l'analyse comparée et des législations fiscales, Tax Justice Network https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/fr/production/impots-et-justice-sociale/
Con i dati sulla discesa dell'inflazione, la probabilità di un taglio da parte della BCE sale, e di molto, anche per evitare l'hard landing, cioè la recessione dell'area euro. La settimana scorsa parlavamo delle previsioni sul PIL tedesco, e l'altro ieri, per il sesto mese consecutivo, l'indice PMI delle imprese manifatturiere ha registrato un calo. Ovviamente, le tensioni prodotte dalla guerra non aiutano, anzi. Il petrolio, che era in forte calo, ha subito un'impennata proprio mentre si manifestano altre tensioni internazionali, come lo sciopero dei porti negli USA e il crollo della produzione agricola in Sud America e Australia a causa della siccità. Il costo di un nolo Italia-USA può salire a 5.500-6.000$. Caffè, cacao e burro sono ai massimi storici, con rincari fino all'80%. Sono shock su cui l'Europa, a cinque anni di distanza dal Covid, è e rimane vulnerabile, mancando strategie continentali vere. Anzi, di fronte alle croniche difficoltà, l'unica strategia sembra essere quella di scagliarsi contro il Green Deal. La prima uscita pubblica del presidente di Confindustria a Bruxelles è stata all'insegna del freno a mano tirato, proprio mentre continuano ad arrivare dati negativi sul mercato automotive, che hanno quasi nulla a che fare con il target del 2030 sulla fine della commercializzazione delle vetture a combustione interna. Oggi, Repubblica sceglie di aprire la sezione economia con lo scontro interno a Viale dell'Astronomia: il presidente di Elettricità Futura, che rappresenta tutti gli operatori del settore, verrà sostituito perché troppo favorevole al Green Deal. Abbiamo fatto una prima analisi sugli utili delle principali aziende del settore (Stellantis, Volkswagen, BMW-Daimler, Audi, Volvo, Renault) dal 2000 al 2023. Non è facilissimo isolare la redditività dei singoli impianti produttivi in Europa continentale (anche a causa del terremoto prodotto dalla crisi del 2008), ma possiamo dire che gli azionisti hanno incassato oltre 250 miliardi di euro. Si aggiungono poi dinamiche di competizione nello stesso continente europeo, come dimostra la scelta di Chery e BYD di insediare unità produttive in Turchia, al servizio del vecchio continente. Il ritardo dell'automotive europeo è quindi tutto in questi numeri, oltre che negli interessi di compagnie di distribuzione dei prodotti raffinati da petrolio, come Eni in testa in Italia. Torniamo in Italia, con il varo del piano strategico di bilancio: la manovra è stata trasmessa al Parlamento e dalla relazione emerge un incremento dell'evasione. I dati sono stati letti con estrema attenzione dal professor Santoro, al quale chiediamo anche di dirci l'impatto delle misure strutturali (cuneo fiscale e aliquote IRPEF). Il PSB verrà trasmesso a Bruxelles a metà mese, e in arrivo c'è anche quello della Francia, dove il nuovo premier ha preannunciato un taglio pesante di deficit e debito. Torniamo sulla vicenda Apple-Irlanda: il governo di Dublino ha annunciato che userà i 13 miliardi di euro per investimenti in infrastrutture, ma il paese rimane uno dei cinque in Europa a essere considerato paradiso fiscale. Secondo lo studio di Tax Justice Network, si stima una perdita di gettito nel prossimo decennio a causa dei paradisi fiscali pari a 4,8 trilioni di dollari. A proposito dell'infiltrazione della criminalità organizzata, spicca oggi sulla prima pagina del Sole 24 Ore: "Le mafie sono nei salotti buoni", dice Carbone della DIA.
Are banks claims about their financing of fossil fuel companies true, or are they green laundering? The Tax Justice Network has been following the money, and our investigations show how financial secrecy is allowing banks to hide the true scale of their backing for activities that are accelerating the climate crisis. It's an international scandal. Plus: the judgment is final: Apple must now pay back taxes in Ireland of 13 billion euros, over 14 billion dollars. It's a big win for the European Commission. We discuss the implications. Featuring: Margrethe Vestager, EU Competition Commissioner, Tax Justice Network researchers and co-suthors of the report How “greenlaundering” conceals the full scale of fossil fuel financing Franziska Mager and Alison Shultz, economist Joseph Stiglitz of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation, Tove Ryding, tax coordinator at the European Network on Debt and Development, Eurodad in Europe, and Zorka Milin, former tax lawyer and policy director at the FACT Coalition in the United States, Will Crisp of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Produced and hosted by Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network. Transcript of the show: https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taxcast_Sept_24_Transcript.pdf Further reading: Our tax problem is more than just one rotten apple https://www.eurodad.org/our_tax_problem_is_more_than_just_one_rotten_apple EU's Apple ‘victory' highlights the failure of international tax rules https://taxjustice.net/press/eus-apple-victory-highlights-the-failure-of-international-tax-rules/ The UN adopts ambitious mandate for three legally binding global tax deals https://www.eurodad.org/after_landslide_vote_un_adopts_ambitious_mandate_for_three_legally_binding_global_tax_deals 90 NGOs Call on Congress to End the Corporate Tax Preference for Shifting Jobs & Profits Offshore https://thefactcoalition.org/90-ngos-call-on-congress-to-end-the-corporate-tax-preference-for-shifting-jobs-profits-offshore/ How “greenlaundering” conceals the full scale of fossil fuel financing https://taxjustice.net/2024/09/11/how-greenlaundering-conceals-the-full-scale-of-fossil-fuel-financing/ Citigroup helped funnel $3.5bn to UAE state oil company https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-09-13/citigroup-helped-funnel-3bn-to-uae-state-oil-company/ Our podcast website with all our podcasts https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/
Subscribe To The Curious Worldview NewsletterCurious Things Mentioned During The EpisodeOffshore Finance Starter Pack 'Curious Worldview Podcast' EpisodesFollow me on Instagram – @ryanfhogg----Just how cancerous and pernicious to culture, politics and a globalised world is offshore finance and financial opacity?Few if any people in the world are better suited to answer this question than John Christensen, who co-founded the Tax Justice Network and is a prolific author, journalist and documentary producer, probably best known for producing ‘the spiders web' which millions and millions of views later looks into the weird and devastating influence of the City Of London (of which we expand deeply in the podcast)I recorded this in person with John earlier this year and props to Jim Henry, who was an early guest on this pod who introduced us. This is by far the most in depth podcast interview John Christensen has ever participated in.This is an extensive interview which flows up the sides, but never spills out of the river which is the downstream and disastrous effects of offshore finance. There is lots of attention paid to the UK, the lawyers, tax havens, culture, real estate, kleptocrats, foreign aid and a hell of a lot more as well.
En este programa con Marcelo Justo y Marta Nuñez: América Latina y la competencia entre Estados Unidos y China. Paso gigantesco de las Naciones Unidas para un nuevo sistema impositivo mundial. El revolucionario proyecto de reforma fiscal de Honduras. Como ve el movimiento villero de Argentina la justicia fiscal y su impacto en la justicia social. Invitadxs: Oscar Ugarteche, director del Observatorio Económico latinoamericano, OBELA, profesor de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, la UNAM y autor de Historia Critica del FMI Sergio Chaparro Hernández, investigador de Tax Justice Network, la red de justicia fiscal Alejandra Salgado, economista del “Foro Social de la deuda externa y desarrollo” de Honduras, FOSDEH. Fidel Ruiz, miembro de “La Garganta Poderosa” y el movimiento villero de Argentina.
Pour cette 63ème édition de votre podcast en français produit par le Tax Justice Network, nous revenons sur la deuxième session des discussions du comité ad hoc, marquée par une avancée significative : l'adoption des termes de référence pour une coopération fiscale internationale plus inclusive, sous l'égide des Nations Unies. Avec 110 voix pour, 44 abstentions et seulement 8 voix contre, cette adoption témoigne du rôle crucial et du leadership exercé par le groupe africain, dont 53 des 54 membres ont voté en faveur de cette initiative. Dès 2015, le Panel de Haut Niveau sur les Flux Financiers Illicites, présidé par l'ancien président sud-africain Thabo Mbeki, avait déjà préconisé une telle approche, qui est devenue une réalité le 16 août 2024. Dans ce podcast, nous vous proposons d'écouter quelques extraits des échanges entre les représentants du groupe africain, moteurs de cette dynamique, et ceux des pays membres de l'OCDE, dont les solutions actuelles sont aujourd'hui critiquées. Vous entendrez les réflexions de : Représentants de quelques pays (Canada, USA, Royaume Unie et surtout Nigéria) participants aux discussions Sergio Chaparro Hernandez, Responsable de Plaidoyer Chez Tax Justice Network Alex Cobham, Directeur Exécutif Chez Tax Justice Network Sol Picciotto, Professeur émérite de fiscalité des Multinationales Francis Kairu, Analyste Politique Fiscales chez Tax Justice Network Africa Ezgi Arik Önal, Doctorante, Leiden University A lire : Le communiqué de Tax Justice Network sur cette actualité ici Les raisons de l'échec de l'OCDE dans son ambition d'organiser la coopération fiscale internationale
This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, Radio Deutsche-Welle, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr2408023.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN- 13 years after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant, the first attempt to remove 880 tons of highly radioactive fuel debris has been suspended. Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and India met to review their joint declaration on security cooperation. Italy brought its aircraft carrier to Japan, joining many other European warships for joint drills in the south China Sea. The US and South Korea started a joint military exercise to deter and defend against a nuclear attack in the area. Russia says it shot down 11 Ukrainian drones over the outskirts of Moscow, and 34 in other parts of Russia. Iran's parliament has approved all cabinet appointments under the new President Pezeshkian who wants to improve relations with the west. Biden and Harris spoke with Netanyahu this week to motivate signing a ceasefire agreement, while also sending another aircraft carrier to the Middle East. From GERMANY- As the ceasefire talks continue, so does the daily bombing in Gaza. An interview with an Egyptian journalist, Karim Al-Gawhary, about the talks. He says that the sticking points are Israel insisting on a continued military presence in Gaza, and continuing the war in the future. Palestine is opposed to these demands. Moves to tax the world's extremely wealthy have taken hold in several countries, like Spain, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark- Their ultra-rich have not moved elsewhere, according to the Tax Justice Network. From CUBA- The government of Nicaragua has condemned the interventionist actions of the US program NED, that is the National Endowment for Democracy. The President Petro of Colombia has banned the export of coal to Israel as punishment for its war on Palestine. The EU warned of the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, where individuals and groups attempting to aid the civilians are under attack. The government of Scotland has suspended all meetings with the Israeli regime ambassadors, demanding an immediate ceasefire in Palestine. Available in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml PODCAST!!!- https://feed.podbean.com/outFarpress/feed.xml (160kb Highest Quality) Website Page- < http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml ¡FurthuR! Dan Roberts Dan Roberts Shortwave Report- www.outfarpress.com YouthSpeaksOut!- www.youthspeaksout.net
Pour ce 61ème épisode de votre podcast sur la justice fiscale et sociale, produit par Tax Justice Network, nous revenons sur les grands enjeux des discussions engagées au sein des Nations Unies pour établir une coopération internationale plus inclusive en matière fiscale. Plusieurs experts partagent leurs avis dans cette production exceptionnelle, y compris Irène Ovonji-Odida, avocate ougandaise engagée depuis des décennies dans la lutte pour la justice fiscale, membre de l'ICRICT et du conseil d'administration de Tax Justice Network. Ensemble, nous abordons des sujets sur les principes de transparence nécessaires pour une meilleure justice fiscale, sociale, et climatique. Interviennent dans ce programme : Honorable Irène Ovonji-Odida : Membre de l'ICRICT et du Conseil d'Administration de Tax Justice Network Liz Nelson : Membre du Conseil d'Administration de Tax Justice Network, Spécialiste des Droits de l'Homme et de l'égalité des genres Sergio Chaparro-Hernandez : Responsable Plaidoyer, Tax Justice Network Mukupa Nseduluka : Tax Justice and Extractive Specialist Rachel Etter-Phoya: Senior Researcher, Tax Justice Network.
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/
Pour le 60ème épisode du podcast "Impôts et justice sociale" du réseau Tax Justice Network, animé par Idriss Linge, nous poursuivons les discussions récentes aux Nations Unies à New York visant à établir un cadre de coopération fiscale plus inclusif. Les experts du réseau participent à ces échanges, et le podcast partage une des propositions avancées lors de cette session. Markus Meinzer, directeur de l'équipe d'analyse politique, discute de l'importance du reporting pays par pays (CBCR). Il souligne comment cette pratique améliorerait la transparence et renforcerait la capacité des pays à mobiliser des ressources fiscales domestiques. Il critique les limitations imposées par l'OCDE qui ont tronqué l'efficacité du CBCR, empêchant un accès équitable aux données et limitant leur utilisation pour des ajustements fiscaux pertinents. Mario Cuenda Garcia de l'équipe de recherche explore l'histoire des batailles pour la justice fiscale. Il rappelle que même les pays développés ont dû surmonter des défis similaires pour établir des systèmes fiscaux solides, souvent influencés par des périodes de guerre nécessitant une capacité fiscale accrue. Carolina Finette, spécialiste de l'éducation, est interviewée sur l'impact de l'abus fiscal sur le financement éducatif. Elle travaille sur un rapport examinant comment les pertes dues à l'abus fiscal empêchent des millions d'enfants de s'inscrire à l'école et limitent le recrutement d'enseignants dans les pays à faible revenu. Elle souligne l'importance de mesures fiscales progressives pour combler les lacunes de financement dans l'éducation.
"This will supersede them all." Offshore specialist and human rights lawyer Paul Beckett of Corlett Bolton & Co sounds the alarm on the fast development of 'blockchain havens.' The Tax Justice Network's Bob Michel speaks about the challenges regulators, anti-corruption campaigners and poorer nations face. A transcript of the podcast is available here: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Blockchain-havens-transcript-2.pdf Further reading/resources: Paul Beckett's book: An Anatomy of Tax Havens: Europe, the Caribbean and the United States of America https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110985108/html Beneficial Ownership and Legal Responsibility: Concealment, Avoidance and Impunity, also by Paul Beckett https://www.routledge.com/Beneficial-Ownership-and-Legal-Responsibility-Concealment-Avoidance-and-Impunity/Beckett/p/book/9781032537603 Offshoring DAO Foundations: Top Legal Considerations https://dilendorf.com/resources/offshoring-dao-foundations-top-legal-considerations.html You can find all previous Taxcasts on the Taxcast website: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/production/taxcast/
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
Crime doesn't pay - or does it?! Taxcast host Naomi Fowler talks to former police investigator, asset recovery specialist and co-author of The War on Dirty Money Tristram Hicks about the state of criminal asset recovery: "We haven't started the war on dirty money. There's this disconnect that's taking place at a strategic level." PLUS: The Tax Justice Network's Alex Cobham analyses Australia's much awaited, revised (aka watered down) legislation to tackle multinational tax abuse - disappointing but still significant. AND: a model wealth tax law has been agreed by consensus at the United Nations. We expected the OECD to try to block it but they didn't - why? A transcript of the show is available here: (some is automated) https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Taxcast-March-2024-Transcript.pdf Further reading: The War on Dirty Money, by Tristram Hicks and Nicholas Gilmour Dirty Money: Tristram Hicks on Substack UN agrees plan for wealth tax law blueprint https://taxjustice.net/press/un-agrees-plan-for-wealth-tax-law-blueprint/ The Tax Justice Network hails a breakthrough in corporate tax transparency https://taxjustice.net/press/tax-justice-network-hails-a-major-breakthrough-in-corporate-tax-transparency/ The country by country reporting path to global justice https://taxjustice.net/events/the-country-by-country-path-to-global-justice/ The FT confirms the OECD lobbied against Australian tax transparency https://taxjustice.net/press/ft-confirms-oecd-lobbied-against-australian-tax-transparency/ The investor case for public country by country tax reporting https://thefactcoalition.org/report/a-material-concern-the-investor-case-for-public-country-by-country-tax-reporting/ Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 https://www.ukciu.gov.uk/(xwxqxm55yk5tzxbr0dznv2en)/Information/info.aspx?InfoSection=Legislation HMRC/UK tax authority staff paying for themselves many times over https://www.taxjustice.uk/tax-takes-6.html Our website with all our podcasts is https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/
While we wait for a global tax body at the United Nations, what are the ways forward for nations desperate to tax multinationals fairly? We talk unitary taxation in a special extended interview with Emeritus Law Professor, coordinator of the BEPS Monitoring Group and Tax Justice Network special advisor Sol Picciotto. Plus: the return of our analysis slot - Taxcast host Naomi Fowler talks to Zorka Milin of the FACT Coalition about the US's new beneficial ownership registry and its shortcomings; and a tale of two crimes: the punishment of a whistleblower versus a magic circle lawyer in a $6000 suit. Transcript available here: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Feb-2024-Taxcast-Transcript.pdf Guests: Alison Shultz, Tax Justice Network Zorka Milin, FACT Coalition Sol Picciotto, veteran tax justice champion, emeritus professor of law, coordinator of the BEPS Monitoring Group which analyzes efforts to tackle profit shifting by multinationals, and Tax Justice Network senior advisor Produced and presented by Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network. Further reading: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Begins Under Corporate Transparency Act: https://thefactcoalition.org/u-s-beneficial-ownership-reporting-begins-groundbreaking-anti-bribery-bill-signed-into-law-just-the-facts-1-8-24/ Roadmap to Effective Beneficial Ownership Transparency (Tax Justice Network) https://taxjustice.net/2023/02/07/roadmap-to-effective-beneficial-ownership-transparency-rebot/ Charles Littlejohn pleads guilty to one count of disclosing tax return information https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68131435 The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax (ProPublica) https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax Former Freshfields partner sentenced to jail for German tax fraud https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ex-freshfields-partner-gets-35-year-sentence-german-tax-fraud-2024-01-30/ Ex-Freshfields lawyer convicted over tax fraud received €2mn severance pay (FT paywall) https://www.ft.com/content/28fc06cb-b9db-4af4-a854-297c3ba5b4e4 Beyond the Two Pillar Proposals. A Simplified Approach for Taxing Multinationals https://www.southcentre.int/tax-cooperation-policy-brief-no-36-26-october-2023/ BEPS Monitoring Group: https://www.bepsmonitoringgroup.org/ Our website with further information and more podcasts: https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/
On the Taxcast this month: People power for tax justice is on the rise like never before. We kick off 2024 with inspiring stories on campaigns for tax reform from around the world: strategies, successes, limitations, and what we can learn from the first in-depth studies of their kind by International Budget Partnership. Plus: Malawian poet and Senior Tax Investigations Officer Robert Chiwamba pays tribute to tax collectors everywhere. You can watch him perform We Will Count Them here. Transcript of the show: https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Taxcast_transcript_Jan_2024.pdf (Some is automated) Guests: Robert Chiwamba, Malawian poet and Senior Tax Investigations Officer (his youtube site is here, WATCH him performing his poem We Will Count Them https://youtu.be/V95_Yd8Dfhs ) Greg Leroy of Good Jobs First Paolo de Renzio, formerly Senior Research Fellow with the International Budget Partnership, now Senior Lecturer at the Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration of Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro. Produced and presented by Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network. Further reading: A Taxing Journey: How Civic Actors Influence Tax Policy (open access – free pdf from International Budget Partnership https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350344648 and a summary paper on that work here: https://internationalbudget.org/publications/a-taxing-journey-how-civic-actors-influence-tax-policy/ Beneficial Ownership reporting begins in the US: https://thefactcoalition.org/u-s-beneficial-ownership-reporting-begins-groundbreaking-anti-bribery-bill-signed-into-law-just-the-facts-1-8-24/ Proud to Pay More: 260+ millionaires and billionaires from 17 countries ask governments to tax them more https://proudtopaymore.org/ The EU Court ruling on Beneficial Ownership registries in 2022 https://taxjustice.net/press/eu-court-returns-eu-to-dark-ages-of-dirty-money/ A Tax Justice Network report on how to fix beneficial ownership frameworks https://taxjustice.net/2023/12/20/new-report-on-how-to-fix-beneficial-ownership-frameworks-so-they-actually-work/
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 brand new Tax Justice Network weekly podcast we take listeners on a journey through the eyes of anti-corruption veterans who were on the frontline of events that have defined our world today, with stories and perspectives on reform you won't hear anywhere else. In Series 1 we sit down with leading white collar crime lawyer and senior Tax Justice Network adviser Jack Blum who tells us about his life's work during a period of huge geopolitical change and transformed global tax and financial systems. From the BCCI scandal, to Panamanian dictator Noriega's cocaine trafficking, to Lockheed Aircraft's overseas bribes - Jack was there. Every Wednesday we'll release a new episode. Don't miss it! Subscribe on your podcast app: https://pod.link/1721797109 The Corruption Diaries is produced by Naomi Fowler and Jo Barratt of the Tax Justice Network. Interviews with Jack Blum were recorded over several days at Jack's home in Maryland by journalist Zoe Sullivan.
In an extended Taxcast edition this month, a century of tax rule setting by the former imperial powers has been overturned: we look at the UN vote on global tax reform. Taxcast host Naomi Fowler follows events at the UN, the failed efforts to block it and explores what it all means with Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network. Featuring: Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network UN representatives from Nigeria, South Africa, the Bahamas, the UK, the US, Spain, Russian Federation, Cameroon. Hosted by Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network, produced by Naomi Fowler and Jo Barratt. Transcript available here: https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TRANSCRIPT_Taxcast_Dec_23.pdf "If the time of crisis imposes the time of change, then it's time for cooperation to take precedence over competition. It's time for international solidarity to take precedence over particular and selfish interest in the short term. African people are tired of numbers about assistance for development. They do not request more assistance. They request every partner running business, the physical or digital, individuals and companies making profit should pay the right price, the fair and just percentage in terms of tax. Then we could keep our promise to transforming our world, to ensuring the world we want, the future we want is a reality." ~ UN Representative from Cameroon "It's a century waiting to have a globally inclusive body to set tax rules to throw over the decisions made by the League of Nations in the 1920s and 30s that we're all stuck with the consequences of today. We don't actually need tax rules that were set by the imperial powers, honestly, we can do better." ~ Alex Cobham, Tax Justice Network Further reading: The UN adopts plans for historic tax reform, Tax Justice Network “No” voters on UN tax reform enable 75% of global tax abuse, Tax Justice Network Follow developments on tax reform at the UN on the Tax Justice Network's live blog: Road to UN vote on global tax reform Decolonising the International Tax System from Fadhel Kaboub's blog A new UN Tax convention – how will it change global tax governance? From Martin Hearson You can WATCH the vote at the UN here (the discussion on tax matters starts around 35 minutes) More Taxcasts on https://www.thetaxcast.com
In November 2022, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) sparked a seismic shift in the regulatory landscape with its ruling that the public should not have access to beneficial ownership registries.Join us as we delve into the ripple effects of this ruling with our guests, Maíra Martini, research and policy expert on corrupt money flows at Transparency International, and Andres Knobel, lawyer and senior researcher at the Tax Justice Network, along with host, Alex Pillow.This conversation sheds light on:Why the ruling may have came aboutThe impacts the decision had on financial crime fighters and the bad actors they pursueHow companies and KYC professionals can navigate through this new realityFor recommended resources that accompany this episode, check out:Roadmap to Effective Beneficial Ownership Transparency (REBOT)The state of play of beneficial ownership registration in 2022Reforming Global Standards on Beneficial Ownership Transparency campaign pageVisit out our website for more information on UBOs, and do not hesitate to get in touch – we'd love to hear from you.
Hvordan kan det ha seg at verdens mektigste land har blitt det beste stedet å skjule penger?Videoversjon av episoden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w3LDSdfJt4I fjor kom den nyeste utgaven av Financial Secrecy Index, Tax Justice Network sin rangering av verdens beste land å skjule penger i. Der var USA på førsteplass, og kunne dermed for første gang kalles verdens største skatteparadis. Men hvorfor det, egentlig? Landet er jo verken en liten øystat som Cayman eller et gigantisk bankhvelv som Sveits. I denne episoden av Pengeland får vi besøk av Lukas Hakelberg, som er postdoktor ved Freie Universität i Berlin. Han har skrevet boka The Hypocritical Hegemon, som forklarer nettopp dette. USA er verdens mektigste land, har verdens største finansmarked og har størst innflytelse i internasjonale prosesser, for eksempel i OECD. Samtidig preges kongressen i USA av en supersterk finanslobby, som gjør at selv ambisiøse presidentadministrasjoner ikke får politikken sin vedtatt. Lukas forklarer hvordan dette har medført at USA har seilet opp som verdens beste sted å skjule penger i, samtidig som det gjennom OECD har stukket kjepper i hjulene for land som har lyst til å følge etter. Dermed er verdens mektigste land nå verdens største skatteparadis.The Hypocritical Hegemon er tilgjengelig i Open Access her: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501748035/the-hypocritical-hegemon/#bookTabs=1Vi kan også anbefale denne artikkelen, som forklarer forholdet mellom USA og Sveits som skatteparadis: https://taxjustice.no/artikkel/hvem-passer-pa-verdenspolitietProgramledere: Jonas Veland og Ingrid HjertakerLyd, video og musikk: Kristoffer Lislegaard
Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: scopeaudio Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentre Subscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks! Glossary Capital gains taxation(17:00 or p.4 in the transcript)The capital gains tax is the levy on the profit that an investor makes when an investment is sold. It is owed for the tax year during which the investment is sold. The long-term capital gains tax rates for the 2022 and 2023 tax years [in the US] are 0%, 15%, or 20% of the profit, depending on the income of the filer. The income brackets are adjusted annually. An investor will owe long-term capital gains tax on the profits of any investment owned for at least one year. If the investor owns the investment for one year or less, short-term capital gains tax applies. The short-term rate is determined by the taxpayer's ordinary income bracket. For all but the highest-paid taxpayers, that is a higher tax rate than the capital gains rate. When stock shares or any other taxable investment assets are sold, the capital gains, or profits, are referred to as having been realized. The tax doesn't apply to unsold investments or unrealized capital gains. Stock shares will not incur taxes until they are sold, no matter how long the shares are held or how much they increase in value. source Tax havens(17:07 or p.4 in the transcript)A tax haven is a country that offers foreign businesses and individuals minimal or no tax liability for their bank deposits in a politically and economically stable environment. They have tax advantages for corporations and for the very wealthy, and obvious potential for misuse in illegal tax avoidance schemes. Companies and wealthy individuals may use tax havens legally as a means of stashing money earned abroad while avoiding higher taxes in the U.S. and other nations. Tax havens may also be used illegally to hide money from tax authorities at home. The tax haven can make this work by being uncooperative with foreign tax authorities. In recent times, tax havens are under increasing international political pressure to cooperate with foreign tax fraud inquiries. Broadly speaking, tax havens are jurisdictions that have very low taxes and no residency requirements for foreign entities and individuals willing to park money in their financial institutions. A combination of lax regulation and secrecy laws enable corporations and individuals to screen some of their income from tax authorities in other nations. The Tax Justice Network maintains a Corporate Tax Haven Index that tracks the jurisdictions that it says are "most complicit" in helping multinational corporations evade taxes. As of 2021, the worst offenders were the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and Bermuda. Tax havens may be found in another country or merely in a separate jurisdiction. source Trickle-down economics(21:19 or p.5 in the transcript)Trickle-down economics and its policies employ the theory that tax breaks and benefits for corporations and the wealthy will trickle down and eventually benefit everyone. Tools like reduced income tax and capital gains tax breaks are offered to large businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs to stimulate economic growth. The trickle-down theory states that tax breaks and benefits for corporations and the wealthy will trickle down to everyone else. Trickle-down economics involves less regulation and tax cuts for those in high-income tax brackets as well as corporations. While there is no single comprehensive economic policy identified as trickle-down economics, a policy is considered “trickle-down” if it disproportionately benefits wealthy businesses and individuals in the short run but is designed to boost standards of living for all individuals in the long run. Both President Herbert Hoover's stimulus efforts during the Great Depression and President Ronald Reagan's use of income tax cuts were described as "trickle-down." Critics argue that the added benefits the wealthy receive can distort the economic structure as lower-income earners without an equal tax cut adds to income inequality. Many economists counter that cutting taxes for the poor and working families boosts the economy by increasing spending on goods and services whereas a tax cut for a corporation may go to stock buybacks or increased savings for the wealthy. In December 2020, a London School of Economics report by David Hope and Julian Limberg was released which examined five decades of tax cuts in 18 wealthy nations and found they consistently benefited the wealthy but had no meaningful effect on unemployment or economic growth. source
In this episode Naomi Fowler looks at how the very wealthy shape the world, why the rest of us really, really can't afford them. And, how it never ends just with the pet mansions and the cashmere-lined private jets, as the fascinating story of the EU Court of Justice ruling (reversing progress on public registers of beneficial owners of companies) demonstrates...But, there's plenty we can do about it! Featuring: Florencia Lorenzo of the Tax Justice Network Mark Bou Mansour of the Tax Justice Network Brooke Harrington, Professor of economic sociology and wealth manager anthropologist Luc Caregari, journalist at https://www.reporter.lu in Luxembourg Also featuring: spoiled dogs, private jet business colleagues, a disillusioned youtube jet entrepreneur, a new jet owner and his excited friend, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton (plus her dogs and a reporter), a millionaire who's ditching his jet, author of 'How Bad Are Bananas?' Professor Mike Berners Lee, Dun & Bradstreet youtube briefing Produced and hosted by Naomi Fowler, Tax Justice Network Here's a transcript of the show (some is automated) https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/The-Taxcast_transcript_June_2023.pdf Further reading and viewing: Launching the Tax Justice Network's new climate initiative (there'll be more on this soon) https://taxjustice.net/2023/06/22/launching-the-tax-justice-networks-new-climate-initiative/ How to stop Russian Oligarchs in Their Tracks, from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists https://www.icij.org/investigations/russia-archive/analysis-of-icij-data-shows-how-to-stop-russian-oligarchs-in-their-tracks/ Brooke Harrington speaks at Follow the Money – War, Climate and Tax Havens, a Tax Justice Norway event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waY73LOEOUg Brooke Harrington interview on Offshore Wealth as a Complex System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WiOzQryvd4 Complex systems of secrecy: the offshore networks of oligarchs, by Ho-Chun Herbert Chang, Brooke Harrington, Feng Fu, Daniel N Rockmore: https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/3/pgad051/7059318 This Luxembourg Businessman got Europe's Public Corporate Registries Shut Down: but whose privacy was he protecting? By Dragana Peco (OCCRP/KRIK), Alina Tsogoeva (OCCRP), Antonio Baquero (OCCRP), Tom Stocks (OCCRP), Luc Caregari (Reporter.lu), and Carina Huppertz (Paper Trail Media/Der Spiegel) https://www.occrp.org/en/beneficial-ownership-data-is-critical-in-the-fight-against-corruption/this-luxembourg-businessman-got-europes-corporate-registries-shut-down-but-whose-privacy-was-he-protecting Comparing the carbon footprint of private jets to owning pets is a waste of time: https://inews.co.uk/news/comparing-carbon-footprint-private-jets-owning-pets-waste-time-2373116 Mishcon de Reya to continue to act for Russian clients, from Law.com International (pay wall) https://www.law.com/international-edition/2022/03/04/mishcon-de-reya-to-maintain-russian-vip-service/
When dominant multinationals get to run the world, it's not a happy place. Or a very secure one. For a long time governments have failed to take the threat from monopolies and the corporate concentration of power seriously, and deal with it. But recent crises have demonstrated how the neoliberal era is crumbling around us and governments must take action. In this episode we look at the challenges and how to tackle this in the public interest. And, in the US, Minnesota nearly took a historic step for tax justice this month that could have changed everything by bringing corporate profit shifting to heel. The lobbyists said it was the end of the world as we know it - and sadly, they won - for now. What was the big deal? And what are the possibilities for other states and other countries? Featuring: Nick Dearden of Global Justice Now Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network Nick Shaxson, Balanced Economy Project Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, MEP and Competition lawyer Christopher Gopal of the Global Supply Chain Center, University of Southern California Produced and hosted by the Tax Justice Network's Naomi Fowler Transcript of the show: (some is automated) https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Transcript_The_Taxcast_May_2023.pdf Further reading: Monopoly capitalism: What is it and how do we fight it? https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Monopoly-capitalism-primer-WEB-FINAL.pdf The 5 'R's of tax: https://taxjustice.net/faq/what-are-the-four-rs-of-tax/ Actually the fifth one needs adding (Reparations, or Repair) Resisting Monopoly Capitalism (Global Justice Now event in London, March 2023) Opening plenary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MszQ-aj_0a8 Resisting Monopoly Capitalism - Closing plenary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXbOzYKGizA Pharmanomics: How Big Pharma Destroys Global Health (published October 2023) https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3036-pharmanomics How Monopoly Threatens Democracy and Security, an Open Markets Institute and Balanced Economy Project event Corporate taxation to curb monopoly power: a brief history and a proposal https://taxjustice.net/2022/11/02/corporate-taxation-to-curb-monopoly-power-a-brief-history-and-a-proposal/ Tax havens meet monopoly power: why national competitiveness harms competition https://taxjustice.net/2021/08/12/tax-havens-meet-monopoly-power-why-national-competitiveness-harms-competition/ If tax havens scare you, monopolies should too. And vice versa. https://taxjustice.net/2019/11/01/if-tax-havens-scare-you-monopolies-should-too-and-vice-versa/ How local, state, and federal tax policies in the us undermine small business and fuel corporate concentration https://taxjustice.net/2022/11/01/us-tax-monopoly/ Reframing tax policy to reset the rules of the monopoly game https://taxjustice.net/2022/10/27/reframing-tax-policy-to-reset-the-rules-of-the-monopoly-game/ To tackle corruption, start with monopoly power https://thecounterbalance.substack.com/p/to-tackle-corruption-start-with-monopoly Nick Shaxson: Leaving the Tax Justice Network (setting up the Balanced Economy Project - the journey) https://taxjustice.net/2023/05/19/nick-shaxson-leaving-the-tax-justice-network/ For more information and podcasts go to our website: https://www.thetaxcast.com
There's been a shift in global power, a tax justice milestone, and the powerful nations couldn't stop it... In this episode, Naomi Fowler gives you a fly-on-the-wall take on what happened at the United Nations on November 24th 2022. We look at the power plays around a fundamental global power shift - the beginning of the end of the OECD's 60 year reign as the world's leading rule-maker on global tax. Featuring: Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network Rachel Etter-Phoya of the Tax Justice Network The UN Chairperson, UN Secretary and UN representatives of Nigeria, South Africa, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Liechtenstein, Republic of Korea, and Eritrea. Produced and hosted by the Tax Justice Network's Naomi Fowler. Transcript (some is automated) https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/The-Taxcast_Transcript_Dec_22.pdf WATCH this historic UN meeting here (starts about 20 minutes in): https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bummpe5z Further reading: https://taxjustice.net/2022/11/22/%f0%9f%94%b4-live-blog-un-vote-on-new-tax-leadership-role/ https://taxjustice.net/2022/12/15/un-resolution-for-an-intergovernmental-tax-framework-what-does-it-mean-and-whats-next/ https://taxjustice.net/press/un-adopts-historic-decision-to-take-on-new-tax-leadership/ https://taxjustice.net/press/un-secretary-general-signals-support-for-un-tax-convention/ Our podcast website is https://www.thetaxcast.com
In this episode, Taxcast host Naomi Fowler discusses sovereignty, the 'boomerang effect' and the relevance of the 'Third World Movement' today to our global economic system, with Dr Kojo Koram, author of Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire. "Decolonisation, from the 1950s and 1970s, was quite simply the greatest multiplication of democratic power that the world has ever seen" Plus, we look at two big failures this month: the collapse of crypto exchange company FTX (secrecy jurisdictions, enablers, investigations...) the Tax Justice Network writes an open letter to alert the G20 to the failings of the OECD as global tax rule-setter, as they miss another deadline. A transcript of the podcast is available here: (Some is automated) https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/The-Taxcast-transcript-Nov-22-1.pdf "The kind of loss of feeling of control in the United Kingdom, that loss of feeling of sovereignty, that loss of feeling of democratic accountability is connected to the erosion of sovereignty and erosion of democratic accountability that was allowed to happen to the former colonies of particularly the British Empire but all empires. What happens in the colonies doesn't simply stay there, but it comes back on the homeland and it starts to impact how its economy, its society, and its politics operates. And I think that's a lot of what we see in Britain right up until today.” Featuring: Dr Kojo Koram of Birkbeck, University of London and author of Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire. Alex Cobham, Tax Justice Network Professor Nouriel Roubini speaking in the UAE Taxcast host and producer, Naomi Fowler, Tax Justice Network Further reading: Kojo Koram's book Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire is published by John Murray Press: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/uncommon-wealth-britain-and-the-aftermath-of-empire/9781529338621 Governments can recover billions from tax havens by publishing withheld transparency data https://taxjustice.net/press/governments-can-recover-billions-from-tax-havens-by-publishing-withheld-transparency-data/ UN Secretary General signals support for UN tax convention: https://taxjustice.net/press/un-secretary-general-signals-support-for-un-tax-convention/ Tax Justice Network's Open letter to G20 on OECD failure to deliver on G20 mandates https://taxjustice.net/2022/11/15/open-letter-to-g20-oecd-failure-to-deliver-on-g20-mandates/ Why Didn't the Government Stop the Crypto Scam? by Matt Stoller: https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/why-didnt-the-government-stop-the The World Series of Crypto Rackets, by Judd Legum: https://t.co/wEh4TihGYz Seven politicians are returning FTX's tainted money — others are keeping quiet, by Judd Legum and Rebecca Crosby: https://popular.info/p/seven-politicians-are-returning-ftxs WATCH ~ BOOMERANG: Empire and Britain's economy (featuring Kojo Koram): https://youtu.be/kmOK4tNc31A
The United States ranks first globally for financial secrecy, according to the latest report by the Tax Justice Network and US authorities are trying to do something about it. The Pandora Papers show secretive business structures are thriving in states including Delaware, Nevada, South Dakota, and Wyoming. A few states are taking the problem seriously including New York, which debated but failed to enact the LLC Transparency Act (A9415/S8439) earlier this year. Among other things, the proposed law would require full disclosure of the beneficial owners of limited liability companies and the creation of a publicly searchable database of this information. On this episode of Talking Tax, we hear two perspectives on New York's proposal. Ryan Gurule, policy director of the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition, contends the states have an important role to play to halt illicit financial flows that facilitate tax evasion and money laundering. Elizabeth “Beth” Garvey, a shareholder in the government policy practice of Greenberg Traurig LLP, cautions that New York's proposal would create a “backdoor tax” and interfere with the state's business development objectives. Gurule and Garvey spoke with Bloomberg Tax senior correspondent Michael Bologna. Do you have feedback on this episode of Talking Tax? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.
On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the report from the Tax Justice Network, a well-known international organization, finding that the United States is now the country with the greatest degree of financial secrecy in the entire world. Banks and corporations move in the shadows, concealing their operations and vast wealth. What are the ultra rich up to behind the scenes? Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com. Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/thesocialistprogram. We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more are invited to join the monthly Q&A seminar with Brian.
The Tax Justice Network has released its Financial Secrecy Index 2022. The Index “identifies the world's biggest suppliers of financial secrecy” with the US being number 1. John and Elliot discuss the findings in this year's Index, the overall progress noted by the TJN, and the need for continued progress in reducing the availability of tax and secrecy havens around the world.
Economies grow better when they are more equal, and taxation is a powerful tool to help reduce inequalities. But increasingly, the international tax system is doing the opposite of that by allowing corporations and the world's wealthiest people to avoid paying their fair share. The Tax Justice Network estimates the combined global revenue losses from cross-border tax abuse by people with undeclared offshore assets and of multinational companies amount to some $483 billion a year. Alex Cobham is Chief Executive of the Tax Justice Network, and in this podcast, he speaks with journalist Rhoda Metcalfe about his article Taxing for a New Social Contract in Finance and Development. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3sG6rMI Read the article at IMF.org/fandd
Which nations are the world's biggest financial secrecy offenders? And what does it tell us about the world, about politics and about democracy? How high does your country rank in facilitating global corruption? In this episode Taxcast host Naomi Fowler explores the shocking results of the Tax Justice Network's Financial Secrecy Index 2022. Guests: Alex Cobham, head of the Tax Justice Network Ryan Gurule, of the FACT Coalition Read all about the Financial Secrecy Index here: https://fsi.taxjustice.net/ Our website with more podcasts is here: https://www.thetaxcast.com/
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