Ethiopia: Civil Society's David in Quest for Goliath's Tax Dollar

opinion

Civil society may find an ally in G77 on keeping this issue alive for resolution in September

Many sought to achieve in the finance conference that just took place in Addis Abeba, the establishment a global tax body under the United Nations to save the hundreds of billions dollars developing countries are believed to lose in tax evasion by multinational companies. The strength of civil society organisations (CSOs) and governments of developing countries in pushing this agenda was more than matched by the governments of rich countries, which made sure that it did not happen.

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