Its not often that you can celebrate an outright, global triumph for
the advocacy efforts of a movement. Today, for tax justice, is one of
those days. The high level UN panel report launched today, by a group
of heads of state and ministers from around the world, may come to be
seen as a pivotal moment in the worlds fight against illicit finance
and tax abuse. If their envisaged changes follow, the $427 billion
that we conservatively estimate to be lost in tax revenue each year
may finally be curbed.
Nigerian activists lobby African Finance ministers meeting.
Photo credit: ActionAid.