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(in Finnish) Finnairilla ja SAS:llä käytössään useita veroparatiisiyhtiöistä(05/10)
LEHDISTÖTILAISUUS perjantaina 5.10. klo 12, Säästöpankinranta 6 (Graniittilinna), Helsinki Norjassa tuli torstaina julki, että SAS vuokraa valtaosan käyttämistään lentokoneista ulkomailta. Ainakin 30 konetta vuokrataan kansainvälisistä veroparatiisei...... Tax trends increase inequality - to what end?(12/06)In taxation, there have been some continuous trends the consequences of which are hard to swallow. There are of course those abominable tax havens and the financial industry around them that weaken the basis of any society but practically no-one righ...... The Leverage of the General Anti Avoidance Principle(14/08)When it comes to tackling tax avoidance, I have understood that in one sense Finland is in rare company: it has the general anti avoidance principle (GAAP) written in its law. I think that this state of affairs could have some really interesting impa...... Ollila's Challenge(12/07)The former chairman and CEO of Nokia, Jorma Ollila, turned a new leaf in his career by accepting post as the non-executive chairman of the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell. Obolowai M. Bakre's presentation in Tax Justice Network’s summer seminar at Essex raised an important issue... latest nordic news
SAS and Finnair tax heaven leasing schemes revealed(05/10)
Norwegian government to link tax havens and corruption(04/01) Minister of International Development Erik Solheim has launched the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ new anti-corruption project with Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen. This is the first time a western country calls for a war on tax havens. Attac Nor...... NTJN in Globaliseringskonferans(23/10)Download John Christensen's (Tax Justice Network) presentation in Globaliseringskonferans (ie. Norwegian Social Forum) from here. More material coming soon. events
Nordic TJN meeting in Copenhagen on 3rd - 4th May(30/01)
Second NTJN meeting - minutes and summary(21/02) Steering committee of the Nordic Tax Justice Network held its second meeting on 11.-12.2. in Stockholm, hosted by Attac Sweden. Eight delegates from Norway, Sweden and Finland gathered together to plan ways to strengthen and build further a network t...... search from entries
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1-2-3 guide to tax justice and offshore finance
1 - OVERVIEW What is a tax? What does tax justice mean? Why is tax avoidance a problem? Global Tax Justice Network's Tax Us If You Can answers all these questions and much more. For more real-life examples on tax havens, their uses and effects, see Prem Sikka's The Role of Offshore Financial Centres in Globalisation (pdf, 41 pages). If you prefer a printed book, get William Brittain-Catlin's (2005) Offshore: The Dark Side of The Global Economy. Introduction to tax havens, tax avoidance problem and tax justice is found in Ville-Pekka Sorsa's (TJN Nordic) powerpoint presentation package with Nordic perspectives. 2 - THEMATIC INTRODUCTIONS Some thematic introductions to relevant themes concerning offshore finance and tax haven system. More links upcoming. Tax Justice and Development: Christian Aid's report The Shirts Off Their Backs Flags of Convenience Registers: International Transport Workers Federation's introduction and documents. Export Processing Zones: International Labour Union's introduction and documents. 3 - FURTHER RESOURCES Baker, Raymond W. (2005): Capitalism's Achilles Heel is an important work on capital flight and its effect especially in the global South. Check out the website at www.capitalismsachillesheel.com. Palan, Ronen (2003): The Offshore World brings forth the srtuctures that make it possible for tax havens and other forms of offshore economy to penetrate into everyday business practices. Latest news can always be found from Association for Accountancy and Business Affairs' news portal Offshore watch. Want to find out more? Check out the international organisations' databases (on the right side of this page), Global Tax Justice Network's resources and follow the news entries of NTJN and the Global TJN! |
Miscellaneous resources
The Offshore Watch International organisations and tax justice
Some international organisations that are somehow involved in work against tax havens, and/or international tax avoidance and evasion:
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