The Lund University in Sweden will on Friday confer an Honorary Doctorate Degree on the President of the Old Achimotan Association (Akora), and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey.
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How global tax dodging costs lives: New research shows a direct link to increased death rates
This is money that could otherwise be spent on things like clean water, sanitation, education and health care.
Tax abuse is an expensive business. According to a recent report by the Tax Justice Network, avoiding or evading tax deprives governments across the world of around US$427 billion (£302 billion) every year. This is money that could otherwise be spent on things like clean water, sanitation, education and health care.
The same report also claims that the laws and practices of just four countries the UK and its network of overseas territories and crown dependencies, along with Switzerland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are responsible for 55% of tax losses suffered around the world.
Tax abuse is an expensive business. According to a recent report by the Tax Justice Network, avoiding or evading tax deprives governments across the world of around US$427 billion (£302 billion) every year. This is money that could otherwise be spent on things like clean water, sanitation, education and health care.
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The same report also claims that the laws and practices of just four countries – the UK and its network of overseas territories and crown dependencies, along with Switzerland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg – are responsible for 55% of tax losses suffered around the world.