Tax havens Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Discussion paper

British-Based Corporations and the Tax ‘Race to the Bottom’

02/10/2019

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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Over the past 20 years, many of the large corporations listed on the London Stock Exchange have paid tax at rates significantly lower than headline rates in many countries around the world. This often means that governments have less funding to provide public services and to reduce poverty. The picture is complex – the ‘race […]

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Media briefing

Endless Corporate Tax Scandals? Oxfam’s 5-point plan to build a fairer global tax system

29/07/2019

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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When multinational corporations and the super-rich use tax havens to avoid paying their fair share, it is ordinary people, and especially the poorest, who pay the price. The Mauritius Leaks show that tax havens continue not only to exist but to prosper, despite government promises to rein in tax dodging. This briefing lists five steps […]

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Briefing note

Not Enough Substance? Assessing changes made by UK-linked tax havens to fulfil EU requirements

02/04/2019

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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New EU requirements to combat tax avoidance – as part of a tax haven blacklist process started in 2017 – may change how multinational companies use tax havens, but not necessarily lead to a significant drop in global tax avoidance. Oxfam research revealed in Off the Hook: How the EU is about to whitewash the […]

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Briefing note

Off the Hook: How the EU is about to whitewash the world’s worst tax havens

07/03/2019

5 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Tax havens deprive governments around the world of billions of dollars each year, fuelling inequality and poverty. The EU blacklisting process was announced as an attempt to put an end to the era of tax havens. Unfortunately – according to Oxfam research – the EU is set to whitewash some of the world’s worst tax […]

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Briefing paper

Prescription for Poverty: Drug companies as tax dodgers, price gougers, and influence peddlers

18/09/2018

7 documents

80 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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New Oxfam research shows that four pharmaceutical corporations – Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Pfizer – systematically hide their profits in overseas tax havens. This activity could deprive developing countries of more than $100 million every year – money that is urgently needed to meet the health needs of people in these countries – […]

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Briefing note

Harmful Side Effects: How drug companies undermine global health

18/09/2018

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English

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New Oxfam research shows that four pharmaceutical companies – Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Pfizer – systematically hide their profits in overseas tax havens. They appear to deprive developing countries of more than $100m (around £80m) every year – money that is urgently needed to meet the health needs of people in these countries […]

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Briefing note

Blacklist or Whitewash? What a real EU blacklist of tax havens should look like

28/11/2017

7 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Tax havens deprive countries of hundreds of billions of dollars, fuelling inequality and poverty. The EU will soon release a blacklist of tax havens operating outside the EU, and issue penalties for those appearing on it. However, power politics means that several significant tax havens could be missing from the list. This report shows what […]

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Briefing note

Stopping the Scandals: Five ways governments can end tax avoidance

08/11/2017

3 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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When global corporations and the super-rich use tax havens to avoid paying their fair share, it is the poorest countries and people who lose most. The Paradise Papers show that tax havens continue to do a roaring trade, despite government promises to clamp down on tax dodging. This briefing lists five actions governments can take […]

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Briefing note

Ending the Tax Scandals: Five actions the UK government can take to tackle tax avoidance

07/11/2017

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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When corporations and individuals get away with not paying their fair share of tax, it is poor countries which have the most to lose. Governments are robbed of vital revenue and poor people are left trapped in poverty, while those with the power to avoid paying taxes grow ever richer – leading to spiralling inequality. […]

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Briefing paper

Opening the Vaults: The use of tax havens by Europe’s biggest banks

27/03/2017

8 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish

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The world of tax havens is a murky place. In Europe, only one sector is required to publicly report its profits and tax on a country-by-country basis – the banking sector, as a result of regulation following the financial crisis. Since 2015 all banks based in the European Union have been obliged to report on […]

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