Communiqué: UN Tax Convention Now! Rewrite the Global Tax Rules to Work for People and the Planet

We, the people of Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri Lanka) convened as members of grassroots peoples’ movements, experts from academia and public sector institutions, alongside fellow Global South allies, gathered in Manila, the Philippines, from the 20th to the 22nd of June 2024 for a Multi-Stakeholders’ Forum and Asia Strategy Workshop under the theme of “UN Tax Convention Now! Rewrite the Global Tax Rules to Work for People and the Planet.” The conference was jointly organised by the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) and Tax and Fiscal Justice-Asia (TAFJA), in collaboration with the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) and Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN).

200+ CSOs and Trade Unions Submit Comments on the UN Tax Convention Zero Draft Terms of Reference

Over 200 organisations and trade unions submitted a joint submission to the Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (FCITC). The submission was made by the Civil Society Finance for Development (CS FfD)’s Tax Justice Workstream which is facilitated by the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) and supported by GATJ’s member, the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad). 

UN Tax Convention Now! Rewriting the Global Tax Rules to Work for People and the Planet

A Multi-Stakeholders’ Forum and Asia Strategy Workshop Organized by the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) and Tax and Fiscal Justice-Asia (TAFJA) In collaboration with Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) and Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) 20-22 June 2024 Quezon City, Philippines   Towards these ends, the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) […]

Historic Tax Vote at UN Today

The UN will hold a vote to decide whether to initiate the negotiation of a UN Framework Convention to strengthen international tax cooperation

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