The Golden Rule Tax Disobedience: effective democracy now! Today sees the launch of a major tax rebellion civil disobedience across the UK, by the grass roots organisation “Compassionate Revolution”. The group is calling for at least 5,000 people … [Read more...]
Impact assessment on corporate tax transparency and introducing public country-by-country reporting (CBCR) for all sectors
Dear Commissioner Hogan, Ahead of the vote on the European Commission’s proposal on public tax transparency by the College of Commissioners, we wish to highlight the importance of such a measure and call on you to vote in favour of it. This is a … [Read more...]
Civil Society demand for Country By Country Reporting (CBCR)
Jean-Claude Juncker President of the European Commission 200, Rue de la Loi 1049 Brussels Brussels, 5 April, 2016 Commission proposal on disclosure of income tax information by certain multinational corporations Dear President Juncker, We, … [Read more...]
Financial Transaction Taxes, Capital Markets Union and Brexit
Following the financial crisis of 2008, the European Commission introduced in 2011 a proposal for a tax to be levied on financial transactions. This did not meet with agreement from all member states, but eleven EU countries (Austria, Belgium, … [Read more...]
Tax Justice Network Ireland Submission to Irish Political Party General Election Manifestos
Discourse on tax and human rights is somewhat recent, but has firmly established tax policy as a human rights issue with implications for citizen’s enjoyment of these rights in both Ireland and developing countries. The next General Election comes at … [Read more...]
