Financial Transparency Coalition

As the UN General Assembly officially opens on Tuesday, the words from Secretary-General António Guterres last year come to mind, calling on countries to spend 10 percent of their GDP in Covid-19 recovery spending.

En el marco de la apertura oficial de la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas este martes, vienen a la mente las palabras pronunciadas hace un año por el Secretario General António Guterres, en que instó a los países a invertir al menos el 10% del PIB mundial para la recuperación de la Covid-19.

The UK has approved one of the most regressive tax reforms in its history with the rise in the National Insurance Contribution (NIC) of 1.25% raising an estimated £10bn ($13.7bn) for the social care sector to take care of the elderly and people with long term illnesses.