ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a session on a new global tax agenda as part of the Jobs Reset Summit organized by the World Economic Forum.
06/01/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/02/2021 01:16
Reform on the Multilateral Tax Debate is Needed in the Framework of the United Nations: Alicia Bárcena
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, advocated today for reform of the multilateral tax system in the framework of the United Nations, during the Jobs Reset Summit, organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
ECLAC s highest authority participated in a session entitled A New Global Tax Agenda, debating how a reform of the international tax system can contribute to a sustainable and egalitarian economic recovery, along with Alex Cobham, Chief Executive of the Tax Justice Network, and Stephen Carroll, Business Editor at France 24.
A panel of economic and public sector experts is suggesting that wealthy persons should pay more taxes as part of the effort for the Jamaican economy to recover at a faster rate.
However, some members of the panel disagreed, saying further taxing