Don't be evil Google! Tax justice at the shareholder meeting #31
What really happened at the Google Shareholder meeting vote on a proposal for ethical tax principles? Plus: we discuss what the new tax haven-friendly EU Commission President might now do (or not do),...
22 Juli 201428min
Capital in the 21st Century #30
In the June 2014 Taxcast: the guillotine vs progressive taxation. the Taxcast looks at Thomas Piketty's book Capital in the 21st Century. Also: welcome to the temporary tax haven of World Cup Brazil; ...
23 Juni 201429min
Privatisation and tax justice #29
In the May 2014 Taxcast: the Taxcast looks at privatisation and tax: what happens when public assets or services get into private hands? Also, Google's challenged on its tax affairs by its own shareho...
23 Maj 201427min
US States are doin it for themselves: DIY tax justice #28
In the April 2014 Taxcast: Forget Congress! The Taxcast looks at the latest US state to take matters into its own hands and legislate against tax havens. Also: the scandal of how the Bank for Internat...
23 Apr 20140s
Londongrad and the offshore threat to global security #27
In the March 2014 Taxcast: Russia, Ukraine, Londongrad and the offshore threat to global security. Also: modern day colonialism? Niger battles France over fairer revenues from its uranium; it's offici...
21 Mars 201424min
The Bahamas is broke - tax the poor?! #26
In the February 2014 Taxcast: Are European tax havens getting 'illegal state subsidies'? The European Union's Competition Commissioner thinks so. Are the world's tax havens really going to become more...
19 Feb 201423min
Tax incentives, Africa-style #25
In the January 2014 Taxcast: Tax justice goes to the Cayman Islands; we look at the latest fall-out from #OffshoreLeaks, the expose on tax havens from the International Consortium of Investigative Jou...
21 Jan 201423min
Lawyers and tax justice: how long can business as usual continue? #24
In the December 2013 Taxcast: the clock's ticking for Swiss banks, OECD countries are failing to collect enough information on the real owners of companies, and the Taxcast looks at tax and human righ...
20 Dec 201322min
