October Newsletter

Dear Colleagues and Allies,

Welcome to GATJ’s October newsletter. Read along for highlights from recent events and updates from our regional members.

UN Tax Convention

GATJ’s Secretariat at the negotiations, alongside our members and fellow tax justice advocates.

A step forward in the creation of the new global tax rules

On August 16th, States finalised the terms of reference for the UN Tax Convention - the mandate for the new global tax rules. The terms of reference features many of the core demands by the tax justice movement including the fair allocation of taxing rights, curbing illicit financial flows, and taxing multinationals and the rich. The terms of reference are a major step forward in the establishment of an international tax system that is transparent, equitable, fair, and where all States can participate on equal footing. Now, States will officially adopt the terms of reference at the current session of the UN General Assembly and then the negotiations for the Convention will go until 2027.

Throughout the negotiations, GATJ, including our members from RJFALC, TJNA, TJ-E, and TAFJA, made interventions on the ground. GATJ has long campaigned for the establishment of a global tax body at the UN and we applaud this achievement in the fight for tax justice.

The FfD Chronicle can be read here.

Looking to read more from the negotiations?

GATJ, as the coordinator of the Tax Justice workstream of the CS FfD Mechanism, co-produced the FfD Chronicle. Throughout the negotiations, the FfD Chronicle informed delegates on civil society demands, with articles on human rights, the environment, civil society participation, and even a few memes.

Read the Collector’s Edition of the FfD Chronicle here.

Tax Justice Day

WEBINAR: The Interconnectedness of Climate & Tax Justice

Watch the Tax Justice Day webinar.

Uniting our tax and climate justice movements

On September 16th, GATJ coordinated the Tax Justice Day during the Global Week of Action for Climate Finance and a Fossil-Free Future. The day was co-organised with GATJ’s regional members including TJNA, RJFALC, and TAFJA as well as other tax and climate justice organisations.

Read our blog summarising the day here.

GATJ’s Members

LATIN AMERICA
Red de Justicia Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe (RJFALC) had the XIII Encuentro con Administraciones Tributarias (XIII Meeting with Tax Administrations), in Santiago, Chile. The event strengthened regional cooperation and discussed the new opportunities and challenges in the international tax system for domestic resource mobilisation. It was attended by representatives from over 10 tax administrations in the region, as well as researchers and experts on tax justice.

AFRICA

Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) will convene its Triennial General Meeting October 10-11th in Kampala, Uganda. This important forum will bring together TJNA’s members and stakeholders to review and discuss the organization's 2026-2030 strategic plan key priorities. Other key areas in the agenda include the presentation of the institutional report for the 2021-2023 period and election of a new Executive Council to serve from 2024-2026.

ASIA

Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia (TAFJA) co-organised the Tax Justice Day during the Global Week of Action for Climate Finance and a Fossil-Free Future.

NORTH AMERICA

Canadians for Tax Fairness (C4TF) released an eye-opening report which reveals that tax loopholes in the real estate sector are fanning the flames of the Canadian housing crisis. Read more about the financialization of housing in Canada here.

The Financial Accountability & Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition’s Executive Director, Ian Gary, published a blog on the need for multinational corporate tax transparency in the form of public country-by-country reporting which would support Global South tax authorities.

EUROPE

Tax Justice Europe (TJ-E) members have been advancing work for a UN Tax Convention alongside GATJ.

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About GATJ
We are a South-led global coalition in the tax justice movement. Together we work for a world where progressive and redistributive tax policies counteract inequalities within and between countries, and generate the public funding needed to ensure essential services and human rights.

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