Hundreds of billions of dollars held by Australians in foreign tax havens, report estimates - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)
from fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 23 Oct 2023 09:14
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autotldr@lemmings.world on 23 Oct 2023 09:15 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Professor Zucman — who this year won the John Bates Clark Medal, considered the "junior Nobel" for economics — calls for a cross-government group like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to close loopholes and strengthen the global minimum tax rate on multinational corporations.

The EU Tax Observatory is a research laboratory hosted at the Paris School of Economics with a score of full-time staff, co-funded by the European Union.

With governments facing large debts due to COVID stimulus and costs, and the need for massive investment to transition away from fossil fuels, pressure is mounting to narrow budget deficits either by spending cuts or raising taxes.

EU Tax Observatory senior policy advisor Quentin Parrinello, who worked on the report, said there are dangers for social cohesion if the wealthiest are excluded from sharing in those costs.

Nobel Prize for Economics recipient Joseph Stiglitz backs up the call, in what he described as a “landmark report” that details the ways tax evasion and avoidance can be curbed.

Australia lags the world in enacting so-called "tranche two" reforms that would force the sector, including agents and conveyancers, to comply with laws designed to stop money laundering.


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goat@sh.itjust.works on 23 Oct 2023 10:09 collapse

sounds about right for australia…

let’s give them tax cuts!

WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world on 23 Oct 2023 11:35 collapse

I’d be willing to bet 99% of that tax evasion is owned by the richest 0.1% of individuals and corporations. Maybe even 0.01 or 0.001%.

These aren’t regular Australians. They’re an ultra privileged minority.

nicetriangle@kbin.social on 23 Oct 2023 12:33 collapse

The ultra rich are a drain on society and need to be purged