There’s billions to be made by a spot of tax dodging.
It’s just a question of making the most of some tax havens – and plundering the poor.
Just watch and learn!
Tax avoidance contributes to the death of 1,000 children every day.
New Internationalist magazine explores the injustices of the global tax system in its latest issue.
It reveals how it is a system drawn up by rich countries for rich countries – and which, it says, is ultimately shifting the burden onto the poor.
Christian Aid research reveals that tax avoidance, illegal or otherwise, costs poor countries $160 billion every year – far more than they receive in aid.
Yet Christian Aid believes tax revenue should be helping break developing countries’ dependency on aid – and financing their development.
We will have more to say on this in the new year.