July 15th, 2015
PRESS RELEASE Tonight, the Addis Ababa outcome was closed. The final outcome rejects the proposal of establishing an intergovernmental UN body on tax matters, and instead introduces some minor changes to the existing UN expert committee. This means that the OECD will remain the only intergovernmental body that adopts global standards on tax matters.
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July 15th, 2015
Financing for Development negotiations near to collapse as rich countries block Global Tax Body Rich country governments led by the US, UK and Japan are jeopardising the entire FfD agreement as they refuse to consider an inter-governmental tax body on tax Wednesday July 15 2015
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July 13th, 2015
Press Release Los problemas sin resolver de cara a la Cumbre de Addis amenazan el futuro del desarrollo ADDIS ABEBA—A medida que los tomadores de decisión llegan a Addis Abeba para la tercera Conferencia sobre Financiamiento para el Desarrollo (FpD), el tema sin resolver del órgano fiscal mundial para combatir la evasión fiscal internacional y
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July 12th, 2015
Press Release Unresolved issues heading into Addis Summit threaten the future of development ADDIS ABABA—As decision makers arrive in Addis Ababa for the 3rd Financing for Development Conference (FfD), the unresolved issue of a global tax body to combat international tax dodging and illicit financial flows will be the key battleground and its failure would
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