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.
The Tax Justice Network believes our tax and financial systems are our most powerful tools for creating a just society that gives equal weight to the needs of everyone. But under pressure from corporate giants and the super-rich, our governments have programmed these systems to prioritise the wealthiest over everybody else, wiring financial secrecy and tax havens into the core of our global economy. This fuels inequality, fosters corruption and undermines democracy. We work to repair these injustices by inspiring and equipping people and governments to reprogramme their tax and financial systems.
- 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