tax justice

Scott and Jeff discuss tax justice with Amy Hanauer, Executive Director of Citizens for Tax Justice and its sister organization, ITEP (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy). We ask Amy what a fair tax system would look like. We discuss problems with the current tax system. We touch on methods the government uses to redistribute income, like the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit. We briefly discuss corporate taxes, and Amy shares her view that corporations do not pay enough taxes. 

Impact Talk from Oxfam Novib

Power of Citizens’ Voices Series: Tax Justice and the Fight Against Inequality

This is the third of four episodes in the Power of Citizens’ Voices series, “Tax Justice and the Fight Against Inequality”. In this series we talk with civil society leaders, activists and colleagues from around the world about how raising the voices of citizens drives impact on critical topics like conflict and security, the right to food, and securing the financing needed for development. 

To fight inequality and defeat poverty it’s crucial that we make  taxation and government spending fair, transparent and responsive to the needs of citizens. In this episode, we look at the issue of tax justice through conversations with from Roselie Schonewille (Inequality Campaigner, Oxfam Novib) on why this matters, Jasper van Teeffelen (Researcher, SOMO) on unfair tax treaties involving The Netherlands, and Regina Navuga (Program Coordinator, Financing for Development Programme, SEATINI Uganda) about the struggle for a fairer fiscal system in Uganda.

Hosts: Patrick Guyer and Lisanne Hekman

Editing and sound design: Sound Seekers

Artwork: Anouk Klinkers

Links to organizations and publications referenced in this episode:
Organizations:

• Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) – official website
• Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI Uganda) – official website
• Oxfam Novib – official website 

 Publications:

• Theory and practice of the Dutch tax treaties with developing countries (2020) – SOMO publication
• Finance for Development Impact Study Uganda (2020) – Oxfam Novib impact study 

Keywords: Tax justice, social contract, tax treaties, The Netherlands, Uganda