Oxfam has published its precipitous for beating tax abuse in Europe. They say: Oxfam is calling upon the European institutions, especially the European Commission in
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Lib Dems, tax and the election
I have just seen an email from a Lib Dem prospective parliamentary candidate that feels as if it has official sanction. It says: Liberal Democrats
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The EU says its going for tax transparency without mentioning country-by-country reporting
The EU has announced today that it will be launching a new package on tax transparency next month. They say: The European Commission today launched
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The OECD attaches almost impossible conditions to country-by-country reporting
The OECD’s regulations on the use of country-by-country reporting, published today, are nigh on absurd. They say: Countries participating in the OECD/G20 BEPS Project agree to
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The OECD fails to deliver country-by-country reporting for developing countries
The OEC made some pretty good recommendations on country-by-country reporting last September, albeit only for taxation purposes. Today it has made its recommendations on how country-by-country reporting
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It’s time to smell the coffee and start cooperating on international tax
There is a report in the FT this morning that President Obama is to impose a levy on the estimated $2 trillion offshore cash pile of US
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Mbeike report on financial crime will shift global tax debate
This press release was issued by Christian Aid today and I share it here because I share the goals: A new African Union report showing
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Tax, Apple, Gillian Tett and me on Channel 4 News
Why do we have tax abuse? Because the Big 4 promote it
I am at an ActionAid conference in the Danish Parliament this morning. Please don't think Borgen: we're talking tax, transparency and international development. I
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