Updates From Members
Debt and Development Coalition recently launched a new book 'Driving the Getaway Car? Ireland, Tax and Development', written on behalf of its member organisations by Dr Sheila Killian of the University of Limerick.
'Driving the Getaway Car?' explains how impoverished countries lose billions of euro through weak domestic tax collection capacities and through unjust international tax structures. Transfer pricing abuse is highlighted as a particular area of concern. This is when subsidiaries of the same multi-national company artificially set the prices of goods and services in order to minimise their tax bills, often through the use of secrecy jurisdictions, popularly known as tax havens. This illegal practice is very difficult to monitor and costs impoverished countries billions in lost tax revenue.
In the context of one of the most challenging periods for Ireland, the extent of commitments by all parties in the general election to further progress for lesbian and gay people is a very significant achievement. The general election manifesto proposals from all parties on issues relating to lesbian and gay people are outlined in a GLEN summary document here.
GLEN have put forward proposals for the Programme for Government, based on the Fine Gael and Labour manifestos, which would progress urgent issues for lesbian and gay people across areas including the tax elements of Civil Partnership, recognition and support of same-sex headed families, homophobic bullying in schools and civil marriage.
For further information, see the GLEN Proposals or contact GLEN.
Age Action Ireland - Age Action welcomes decision not to cut State Pension -- older people will be hit by other cuts
Community Workers Cooperative - Budget 2011 a further attack on disadvantaged individuals and communities
European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland - Government needs to publish a detailed poverty impact report
Focus Ireland - Savage Cuts will Lead to Increase in Homelessness
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Budget makes Ireland a colder place for Unemployed
Irish Penal Reform Trust - IPRT initial response to BUDGET 2011 announcements
Irish Rural Link
National Women's Council of Ireland - BAD FOR WOMEN, BAD FOR CHILDREN, BAD FOR THE ECONOMY
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The Community Platform*, a network of 30 national community organisations today called on those involved in negotiating the new programme for government to pursue an alternative vision for Ireland - an Ireland where policies and actions are based on the values of social solidarity, justice, equality and sustainability.
Updates From Members
Debt and Development Coalition recently launched a new book 'Driving the Getaway Car? Ireland, Tax and Development', written on behalf of its member organisations by Dr Sheila Killian of the University of Limerick.
'Driving the Getaway Car?' explains how impoverished countries lose billions of euro through weak domestic tax collection capacities and through unjust international tax structures. Transfer pricing abuse is highlighted as a particular area of concern. This is when subsidiaries of the same multi-national company artificially set the prices of goods and services in order to minimise their tax bills, often through the use of secrecy jurisdictions, popularly known as tax havens. This illegal practice is very difficult to monitor and costs impoverished countries billions in lost tax revenue.