Tag: fair tax monitor
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The Gender Lens of the Fair Tax Monitor
Photo of woman buying vegetables at a market
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New Fair Tax Monitor Nigeria Report: Taxing the Rich to Combat Inequality
On 15th October 2024, the newest Fair Tax Monitor (FTM) report, thematically focused on Taxing the Rich, was launched in Nigeria. It shines a light on a critical issue: how fair taxation of the wealthiest could be the key to tackling the country’s deepening hunger and inequality crisis.
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FTM countries vote in favour of the Terms of Reference for the UN Tax Convention
Image of the final vote results on the TOR for the UN Tax Convention Gaining UN approval for negotiating a legally binding agreement is usually a journey, and often quite a tricky and tiresome one. On 16th August, one such expedition reached a momentous destination however as, in a historic win for tax justice, UN…
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FTM speaks at 2 sessions at Wellbeing Economy Alliance Conference
This blog was written by James Canavan, Intern with Oxfam Novib Introduction During the latest Wellbeing Economy conference held in Copenhagen last month, two standout sessions organised and featuring Oxfam colleagues involved in the Fair Tax Monitor delved into the topics of renouncing green extractivism in Europe’s energy transition and the role of tax as a tool…
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FTM hosts workshop at the Fair4ALL event in Accra, Ghana
Photo credit: Facebook page of Oxfam Ghana In February 2024 the Fair4All programme – a largescale influencing program on the theme of fair value chains – held a regional learning event in Accra, Ghana, in which the Fair Tax Monitor took part. More than twelve countries involved in the Fair4All programme came together to share,…
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Beans and Ugali for Ugandan Politicians
Launch Fair Tax Monitor in Uganda big success Millions of Ugandans now know that the tax system in Uganda is not fair. The launch of the Fair Tax Monitor by Oxfam and partner SEATINI at the end of January was on the biggest national private television in Uganda (NTV), the radio and debated in many…
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Launch of the Fair Tax Monitor in Uganda
Oxfam and SEATINI Uganda are launching a study entitled Fair Tax Monitor Study: Uganda.