Global
UN Tax Convention Negotiations
From February 2nd to 13th, the 4th session of negotiations for the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (UN Tax Convention) took place in New York. The session continued to build momentum for what could become a historic “Trillion Dollar Treaty.” The negotiations have the potential to fix the global tax rules and deliver urgently needed finance for public services, development, climate action, human rights, and gender equality.
Throughout the session, GATJ brought together civil society and trade unions to act as a collective voice in the negotiations through joint interventions, coordination meetings, a FfD Chronicle, and a civil society side event.
Read GATJ’s reaction at the end of the 4th session here.
Tax Justice for the Human Right to Care
From March 2nd to 8th, the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights will take place under the banner “Tax Justice for the Human Right to Care.” This year’s campaign will mark the 10th anniversary of the campaign as well as the launch of the 3rd Framing Feminist Taxation Guide.
GATJ invites civil society organisations, activists, and academics to submit activities for the campaign programme by February 25th. Learn more about the campaign and register your activity here.
GATJ’s Members
Latin America and the Caribbean
Red de Justicia Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe (RJFALC) launched Questions and Answers on the UN Tax Convention. During the UN Tax Convention negotiations, RJFALC members highlighted the importance of reforming the global tax system and shared the “War on (Tax) Worlds.”
Africa
Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) highlighted the building momentum from Nairobi to New York for a more inclusive, effective, and fair global tax system. Throughout the UN Tax Convention 4th session, TJNA released daily updates.
Asia
Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia (TAFJA) members shared an op-ed about the rising tide of tax justice, from Islamabad to New York. In New York, TAFJA members intervened on the importance of addressing inequalities in the UN Tax Convention.
Europe
Tax Justice Europe (TJ-E) members took part in the UN Tax Convention negotiations, speaking on the importance of having global tax rules developed at the UN, the need to address illicit financial flows, and the mandate of the negotiations.
North America
Canadians for Tax Fairness (C4TF) launched a report with BC Policy Solutions on extreme wealth concentration, “The new robber barons: A quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada.”
The Financial Accountability & Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition shared a piece on how “New Transparency Requirements Reveal Low U.S. Taxes, Continued Use of Tax Havens by Major American Corporations.”