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Article

4 Mar 2016

Author:
ActionAid International (So. Africa)

How tax treaties favour multinationals exacerbating poverty & inequality in poor countries

"Mistreated: How shady tax treaties are fuelling inequality and poverty"

Right now, stretching across the world is a web of tax agreements between governments. They may not seem like the frontline in the fight against inequality and poverty, but today ActionAid shows how crucial they are for ordinary people everywhere. Our report, ‘Mistreated’, shows how tax treaties are reducing the tax that some of the world’s poorest countries can collect from  multinational companies.