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EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE UNIONS www.notaxfraud.eu International Tax Justice Coalition McDonald's tax avoidance scheme in Europe It's now time to put tax justice on the menu of McDonald's! @taxjustice_ @McDonalds


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EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE UNIONS

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www.notaxfraud.eu

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International Tax Justice Coalition

McDonald's tax avoidance scheme in Europe

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It's now time to put tax justice on the menu of McDonald's! @taxjustice_

@McDonald’s #taxavoidance #2big2cheat

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RECOMMENDATIONS

  • 1. Transparency
  • 2. Resources and political will
  • 3. Justice
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RECOMMENDATIONS

  • 1. Transparency
  • Public Country by country reporting across all sectors of the economy

– this information must be available to trade union representatives of the companies concerned as part of fundamental workers’ rights to information and consultation

  • Centralised public registry of company structures to fight shell, letter

box companies – progress in anti-money laundering directive

  • Automatic exchange of information on tax rulings
  • Monitoring as part of the European Semester
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RECOMMENDATIONS

  • 2. Means and resources for “accountable” tax administrations +

Political will

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RECOMMENDATIONS

  • 3. Justice
  • Common corporate tax in Europe– EC proposal for a CCCTB must be compulsory with a

minimum tax rate of 25% - part of progressive taxation

  • Ban on tax minimizing rulings
  • Actions against the practices of some legal and accounting professionals
  • Ban on tax havens on the basis of EC proposed definition ( transparency , non-harmful tax)
  • Removing banking licenses from banks involved in tax havens
  • Prosecuting companies and individuals
  • And protecting whistleblowers: e.g. Antoine Deltour, LuxLeaks, https://support-antoine.org
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EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES UNIONS

Presentation by Nadja Salson nsalson@epsu.org www.epsu.org THANK YOU!