Tackle the Tax Havens

 

Tired of Foot Dragging on Tax Havens? Here's a Chance to Go Public.

Join a media stunt to press Canada to support a strong tax haven action plan at the G8

Oxfam Canada and Canadians for Tax Fairness have organized media stunts in several Canadian cities as Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to G8 summit.

Media stunt: 156 empty plates

One empty plate represents a hungry person. 156 empty plates represent $156 billion in tax revenues lost from funds that wealthy individuals have hidden in tax havens around the world.

Federal Report on Tax Havens: Weak and Costly

Canadian money in tax havens is at an all time high - $160 billion at last count.. and growing. One of the main reasons rich Canadians and large corporations hide their money in tax havens is to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. How much are we losing? It is hard to say but we think it adds up to tens of billions of dollars.

That's not likely to change if today's Federal Finance Committee Report on Tax Havens has anything to say about it.

CBC's The National gives top billing to story on tax havens

CBC Television gave Canadians for Tax Fairness spokesperson, Dennis Howlett, top billing on its National News on March 22 with a story about the Federal Budget 2013's announcement that the government was going to crack down on tax cheats using tax havens.

The video report can be viewed here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/03/22/f-tax-offshore-evasion-whistleblower.html

Finance Committee MPs Should Demand PBO Answers on Tax Gap

Media Release

 Wednesday March 7, 2013

 Ottawa – The House of Commons Finance Committee investigating the impact of tax havens on Canada’s economy should immediately call Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page to produce a report on lost revenues.  Earlier this week, Page released a document indicating a method to estimate such losses.  Last month, Canada Revenue Agency officials dismissed requests from the committee for such an estimate. 

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