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Vol 65 No 18

Published 6th September 2024


After African lobbying, the UN wins battle over tax rules

Global south countries voted as a bloc for the UN to set rules on taxing revenues and cutting illicit financial flows

Leaders are set to back a UN tax convention with a mandate to agree global tax policy on wealth, environmental levies and illicit financial flows at the UN General Assembly in September after diplomats endorsed its terms of reference on 16 August. African officials want the tax dossier to be part of the discussions around the UN’s Summit of the Future, hosted at the UNGA in New York. It fits with several policy proposals which will be pushed when South Africa takes over the Presidency of the G20 next year.

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