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Global tax agreement must be built upon
Last week nearly 140 countries took another step towards a global tax deal that will limit the scope for big companies to dodge taxes by…
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Help us get the message to Rishi Sunak: Close the tax loopholes
The Pandora Papers have exposed how the rich and powerful can still slash their tax bills. Tax Justice UK has decided it’s time to act,…
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Tax justice is on the political agenda
When we set up Tax Justice UK back in 2017 we wanted to make progressive taxation an issue that politicians were confident to talk about.…
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Six companies made £16 billion in excess profits during the pandemic
ASOS and Serco were among six companies across finance, outsourcing, retail, real estate, mining and pharmaceuticals who made £16 billion in excess profits during the…
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Raising national insurance while leaving wealth largely untouched, is wrong way to fund social care
The government will raise National Insurance by 2.5% and announced a similar increase to the way dividends are taxed to help fund social care. Investment…
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Fair tax for social care
The pandemic has forced a rethink about our public services. So I was pleased to hear a sense of urgency from the government about the…
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Countries back a global tax deal, but more needs to be done before the G20 meet again
The world’s biggest economies have backed a global minimum corporation tax . G20 finance ministers from countries like China, Brazil, the US and the UK…
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We’re off track on climate commitments. How can tax reform help?
Last week the Climate Change Committee warned that time is running out for realistic commitments to tackle the climate crisis. The Committee highlighted that this…
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G7 deal on tax dodging is a first step, but not enough
In response to news that G7 finance ministers have reached a deal on setting a global minimum corporation tax rate of at least 15%. Tax…
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G7 leaders near a deal to curb tax dodging
Our campaign to end tax avoidance by global multinationals has now placed tax firmly on the agenda of the G7 meeting. An initial agreement to…
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Is Rishi Sunak a lone voice defending tax avoidance?
The media has reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak is blocking efforts to end tax avoidance by big multinational companies . The US President, Joe Biden,…
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The future’s insecure for young people
Image by: Chris Devers A poll last year found that people are delaying having families, because the future looks insecure. Recently the Financial Times asked…
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Football’s dark week could be cause for hope.
Image by Álvaro Millán The Manchester United player Marcus Rashford is a footballing genius. He is also a formidable anti-poverty campaigner. In many ways Rashford…
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UK would get £13.5bn a year from Biden’s corporate tax plan
New analysis suggests that the UK would raise an extra £13.5 billion a year from a global minimum corporate tax rate set at 20%. This…
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Wealthy people want to tackle inequality.
The UK’s 54 billionaires saw their wealth increase by £40 billion during the pandemic, an increase of 36%. At the same time, the number of…
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Tax it like Biden
We’re looking across the pond for inspiration. President Biden has just announced plans for $2 trillion of investment in America’s crumbling infrastructure. Biden wants to…
Tax it like Biden