International Cooperation Can Fight Corruption and Stop Tax Evasion, Say UN Experts
International Cooperation Can Fight Corruption and Stop Tax Evasion, Say UN Experts
February 26, 2021
Report Asserts Trillions Available to Address Poverty, COVID and Climate Change
Washington DC – A UN experts report offers 14 recommendations to stop the loss of trillions in public revenues. The UN group argues that money lost to transnational crime, corruption and tax avoidance could be used to address the pandemic, poverty and climate change.
“The lack of transparency in the financial system impacts the vulnerable and our planet,” stated Eric LeCompte, the Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA Network. “Capturing the trillions in lost revenue is an important way to fight the pandemic and economic crises that countries face.”