WHY TRANSPARENCY MATTERS TO US ALL

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WHY TRANSPARENCY MATTERS TO US ALL The Role of Public Institutions in Promoting Tax Transparency, Ljubljana, 23rd November 2017 WHY TRANSPARENCY MATTERS TO US ALL John Christensen 1

Financial Times - 26 September 2003   “TJN has done more than any other organisation to put fiscal justice at the centre of the policy agenda. Tax issues should not be left to those who want to escape taxes! Changes will come when more and more citizens of the world take ownership of these matters. TJN is a powerful force acting in this direction.” Thomas Piketty Author, Capital in the Twenty-First Century A global network of researchers and practising professionals working with advocacy and campaigning professionals to remedy financial market failures, promote just tax policies and tackle the harm caused by tax havens. Launched in March 2003, the network spans over 80 countries on 6 continents. www.taxjustice.net The political ascendancy of financial capitalism --- The capture of tiny island legislatures enables the elites to shape their own laws and regulatory instruments Non-disclosure of ownership provides immunity from investigation and challenge Offshore companies are ideal mechanisms for perpetrating crimes like insider trading, market rigging, illicit funding of political parties, bribery, tax evasion, etc

Offshore Offshore is not a physical geographic phenomenon Offshore Offshore is not a physical geographic phenomenon. Offshore refers to the practice of recording a transaction in a different country to where the transaction actually takes place.

Financial Times - 26 September 2003   The political ascendancy of financial capitalism --- The capture of tiny island legislatures enables the elites to shape their own laws and regulatory instruments Non-disclosure of ownership provides immunity from investigation and challenge Offshore companies are ideal mechanisms for perpetrating crimes like insider trading, market rigging, illicit funding of political parties, bribery, tax evasion, etc

Financial Times - 26 September 2003   The political ascendancy of financial capitalism --- The capture of tiny island legislatures enables the elites to shape their own laws and regulatory instruments Non-disclosure of ownership provides immunity from investigation and challenge Offshore companies are ideal mechanisms for perpetrating crimes like insider trading, market rigging, illicit funding of political parties, bribery, tax evasion, etc

Financial Times - 26 September 2003   The political ascendancy of financial capitalism --- The capture of tiny island legislatures enables the elites to shape their own laws and regulatory instruments Non-disclosure of ownership provides immunity from investigation and challenge Offshore companies are ideal mechanisms for perpetrating crimes like insider trading, market rigging, illicit funding of political parties, bribery, tax evasion, etc

The tax termites – shifting profits

Crustacea Nigeria Well XX Limited Client is a Jersey-based offshore subsidiary of an upstream oil production joint venture operated by a global supermajor oil company in the Niger Delta region Crustacea Nigeria Well XX Limited Step 1: Monthly invoice issued for unspecified engineering consulting services Step 2: Payment made to offshore bank account held in Saint Helier, Jersey Crustacea (Jersey) Limited Step 3: Payment made to Swiss bank account in name of The Crustacea Trust (Bermuda) Crustacea Trust (Bermuda) Step 4: Funds distributed via Cayman bank accounts held by a variety of BVI registered shell companies Crab (BVI) Lobster (BVI) Shrimp (BVI)

Source: Ndikumana, Boyce, Africa’s Odious Debts

Net losses from illicit outflows between 1970 to 2008 from 33 sub-Saharan countries totalled $944 billion. Combined external debts for those countries at end-2008 was $177 billion. Almost all these flows went via secrecy jurisdictions linked to OECD countries, with UK dependencies playing a prominent role

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