Its political not technical UN Special Rapporteur on

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It’s political, not technical UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights –

It’s political, not technical UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty & Human Rights – USA on democracy: “ A state official pointed to apathy, which he explained by saying that “when people are poor they just give up on the electoral system. ” If this is the case, as seems likely, some political elites have a strong self-interest in keeping people in poverty. https: //www. ohchr. org/EN/News. Events/Pages/Display. News. aspx? News. ID=22533

$21, 000, 000 Henry, 2012: Lower estimate of offshore assets $500, 000, 00 0

$21, 000, 000 Henry, 2012: Lower estimate of offshore assets $500, 000, 00 0 Cobham & Jansky, 2018: Annual losses to multinational avoidance 350, 000 children? Christian Aid, 2008: Annual under-5 mortality due to IFF

Top 100 wealth generators Source: The Conversation, 2018 https: //theconversation. com/who-is-more-powerfulstates-or-corporations-99616 Authors’ calculation based

Top 100 wealth generators Source: The Conversation, 2018 https: //theconversation. com/who-is-more-powerfulstates-or-corporations-99616 Authors’ calculation based on Forbes Fortune Global 500 list 2017 and. CIA World Factbook 2017. Fichtner/Babic/Heeskerk

The ABCD of tax transparency • Automatic exchange of information, fully multilateral (accountability for

The ABCD of tax transparency • Automatic exchange of information, fully multilateral (accountability for undeclared offshore tax evasion and other corruption & crimes) • Beneficial ownership transparency in public registers for companies, trusts and foundations (accountability for anonymous ownership abuses) • Country-by-country reporting by multinational companies to the public (accountability for the damage of profit shifting) • Disclosure (including proposals re partially aggregated CBCR, AEo. I; and tax incentives; and gender- and other disaggregation – to ensure a range of accountabilities, challenging key uncounted elements) 4

To watch, to listen, to read… • Tackle tax havens https: //www. youtube. com/user/Tackle.

To watch, to listen, to read… • Tackle tax havens https: //www. youtube. com/user/Tackle. Tax. Havens • The Wealthy Aren’t Paying Their Share. How Do We Get Rid of Tax Havens? The Nib • The Spiders Web documentary film (2018) • Podcasts: Taxcast, É Da Sua Conta, Impôts et Justice Sociale, Justicia Impositiva, ﺍﻟﺠﺒﺎﻳﺔ ﺑﺒﺴﺎﻃﺔ • Tax Justice Network - Bailouts blog, May, 2020 • The Uncounted, Alex Cobham, 2020 • How should we tax after the Pandemic, ICTD, blog • The scale of the problem: https: //bit. ly/2 IXUhdg • Fixing the International Tax System: https: //bit. ly/2 IXFSht