Konferenz: From Tax Fraud to Tax Justice - Fighting Corporate Tax Dumping & Taxing Wealth
Am Dienstag, den 21. April, veranstalten Fabio De Masi und andere Abgeordnete von GUE/NGL eine Konferenz zu legalen und illegalen Formen der Steuerumgehung von großen Konzernen. Mit dabei ist auch der Schweizer Whistleblower Rudolf Elmer.
PROGRAMME
Opening Remarks
9.00-9.15, Room ASP 1G2
MEP Dimitris PAPADIMOULIS, Vice-President of the European Parliament
Session 1: Problems of Tax Evasion in Europe: Extent, Consequences and Political Responsibility
9.15-10.30, Room ASP 1G2
Nick MATHIASON, Bureau of Investigative Journalism, London
Rudolf ELMER, Whistle-blower Swiss Julius Bär Bank, Cayman Islands Work on the EP Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Tax Avoidance (TAXE)
MEP Fabio DE MASI, GUE/NGL
Session 2: How to Break the Tax Evasion Cartel
10.30-12.30, Room ASP 1G2
Moderator: MEP Rina Ronja KARI, GUE/NGL
Automatic Information Exchange
Koen ROOVERS, Financial Transparency Coalition Trust, Free ports and Tax Havens
Prem SIKKA, Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, UK
The EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive
Valentina BARBAGALLO, Policy & Advocacy Office, ONE Campaign
Questions and discussion with moderators & discussants
12.30-14.00 Lunch Break - Sandwich lunch in front of ASP 1G2
Session 3: Wealth Taxation: Economic and Geographical Concepts and Successful case studies
14.00-15.45, Room PHS 7C50
Moderators:
MEP Josu JUARISTI, GUE/NGL
MEP Matt CARTHY, GUE/NGL
A progressive Wealth Tax in Ireland
Tom MCDONNELL, Think Tank for Action on Social Change (TASC)
The political value of the taxation of wealth: Features of Wealth and Great Fortunes Tax
Helena FRANCO, Regional (Foral) Deputy for Treasury and Finances
General Criteria for Effective Taxation of Wealth in Europe
Txema MENDIBIL, President of the Regional (Foral) Economic-Administrative Court
Session 4: GUE/NGL Agenda for a Fair and Progressive Taxation
15.45-17.15, Room PHS 7C50
Moderator: MEP Marisa MATIAS, GUE/NGL
António Carlos DOS SANTOS, Professor at UAL, Visitant Professor at IDEFF, Law Faculty of Lisbon and former Coordinator of the Economy and Finance Centre at REPER and former Director of the GAJE office of the VAT services, Portugal
Eugénia PIRES, PhD Student in Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London
Questions and discussion and closing remarks
Interpretation for sessions 1 + 2 available in EN, FR, DE, IT, NL, DA, ES, PT, FI, SV, CS
Interpretation for sessions 3 + 4 available in EN, FR, DE, ES