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Recovery with a Human Face

A discussion on alternatives for a socially-responsive crisis recovery
 

May 06th, 2015

5/6/2015

 
Dear colleagues,

Perhaps the most promising opportunity to expand fiscal space is briefly summarized in Isabel et al.'s paper: "In addition to altering corporate tax rates, governments can also increase fiscal space by taking concerted actions to minimize tax evasion and/or aggressive avoidance of taxes on the part of large companies. Transnational corporations, in particular, commonly shift profits and  losses  around the world so  that  they  are  recorded  in different  jurisdictions  in  order  to minimize overall tax  liabilities. Such practices are difficult to track, but estimates suggest that total lost revenues could amount to US$ 50 billion per year among developing countries (Cobham 2005). Proposals have been put forward to increase the transparency of transnational corporations and hold them accountable for their tax obligations, such as reporting  profits, losses and  taxes  paid in  each location where  the company does  business (see section 6 on illicit financial flows for details)."

Through a collaboration among Global Financial Integrity, Academics Stand Against Poverty and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, we are trying to build continent-wide networks of experts and advocates in the developing world to fight the scourge of tax evasion and associated illicit outflows of capital. The first of these large conference, focused on Africa, will take place at the University of Johannesburg next week: May 18-20. See
www.gfintegrity.org/event/fostering-greater-national-and-regional-economic-opportunity-in-africa-through-human-rights-and-financial-transparency/. Tax evasion is very much on the international political agenda. Let's make sure that any new initiatives include the poorer countries as well.

Thomas Pogge

Thomas Pogge
Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs
    Yale University, PO Box 208306, New Haven, CT 06520-8306
pantheon.yale.edu/~tp4     www.ted.com/speakers/thomas_pogge.html


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