Giving With One Hand and Taking With the Other : Europe's Role in Tax Related Capital Flight in Developing Countries
- Belgium Eurodad 2013
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Tax-related capital flight is a major problem the world over, particularly for the poorest people, who are unfairly losing billions of euro every year as a result of this practice.This report Civil Society Organisations examine the tax-related capital flight policies in their respective countries; the actions taken by their national governments to tackle money laundering and tax avoidance and evasion; and attitudes towards EU laws that could help solve the problem. They highlight the efforts, and the shortcomings, of European leaders on this issue, and propose ways forward.