Tax Justice
This section offers analysis and commentary on both international tax policy and Switzerland's international tax policy.
Fighting tax evasion: Is the South being left behind?
More and more offshore financial centres are committing to enhanced information exchange with foreign tax authorities. The developing countries have so far not benefited from this significant forward step in the fight against international tax evasion. ...>>
Financial Secrecy: Switzerland on place 3
The international Tax Justice Network (TJN), of which Alliance Sud and the Berne Declaration are founders, unveiled the new Financial Secrecy Index in London in early November. It is a world ranking of the most opaque financial jurisdictions. Switzerland occupies an unflattering third place on the list. ...>>
Aid agencies make case against banking secrecy
Aid organisations from countries currently defending banking secrecy laws say their governments need to change course in the interest of helping developing nations. Article published by Swissinfo, June 16, 2009. ...>>
Logging Industry Tax Scams Hurt Africa
At a press conference in Zürich Greenpeace International presented a new report that exposes the tax scams used by international logging companies in the Congo basin. Guest speakers from the global Taxjustice Network (TJN) and Alliance Sud condemned the practice known as transfer pricing and explained how it affects the local population. - Press release, July 30, 2008 ...>>
Abusive transfer pricing is widespread
Media Orientation «Conning the Congo» of Greenpeace International in Zurich, July 30, 2008. Contribution by Bruno Gurtner, economist, Chair Global Board Tax Justice Network. ...>>
