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As inequality rises, so does pressure on governments for adequate tax reforms
The pandemic saw the world’s 10 richest men grow $540 billion richer – enough to pay for vaccines for all, according to a new report by Oxfam.
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Corporate tax cuts trickle up not down, new study confirms
A new study out of the U.K. has provided further proof that corporate tax cuts have been a multi-billion-dollar failure.
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Pressure mounts for wealth tax, other measures to tackle inequality
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C4TF seeking tax fairness measures in upcoming fall fiscal update
In the federal government’s fall fiscal update we’ll be looking for the Trudeau government to follow up on fair tax commitments they made in the September speech from the throne
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Important commitments for tax fairness in Throne Speech
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Photo: Governor General of Canada Julie Payette prepares to deliver the Speech from the Throne, which included a number of tax fairness measures. Credit: Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall
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Canadian corporate cash in tax havens tops $380 billion, C4TF report finds
These figures are just the tip of the iceberg as they include only amounts corporations are reporting.
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Feds should focus anti-fraud on the bigger fish
Controversy has swirled around the federal government’s steps to crack down on potential fraud and abuse of their emergency COVID-19 payments
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Super wealth tax, excess profits tax among progressive policies to tackle inequality
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Photo: Jeff Bezos, Amazon owner and one of the richest people in the world. Amazon, which is notorious for avoiding taxes, is among those corporations profiting during the pandemic. Steve Jurvetson, flickr
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Greater protections needed as Canada responds to COVID-19
The federal government has moved with impressive speed and flexibility to “do whatever it takes” to deal with the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic—but there’s still much work to do to protect vulnerable workers and businesses, and to safeguard public finances against abuse.
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Special COVID-19 tax fairness newsletter
Governments now have the extraordinary opportunity to bolster fiscal policies to help Canadians get past the COVID-19 crisis and strengthen our country’s resiliency to future threats.