Death and Taxes the True Toll of Tax Dodging Christian Aid report 2008英文电子书.pdf

Death and taxes: the true toll of tax dodging A Christian Aid report May 2008  Death and taxes Contents Introduction Introduction 1 At a time of switchback stockmarkets and fears of global meltdown, Stripping the riches 4 the world economy in 2008 is an uncertain and nervous place. Will Tanzania: the sharp end of the panga 10 Malawi: the way forward? 17 more banks collapse? Will the housing market crash? Can recession, or The secret shore 19 depression, be avoided? The haven experts 26 India: tax-break winners and losers 31 In the world’s poorest countries, the concerns are less about lifestyle Why paying tax is good for you 38 and more about life and death. What will be the impact on growth in Peru and Bolivia: a tale of two tax systems 42 Recommendations 48 developing economies? Will the hope of a better, and longer, life for poor Technical appendix 51 people be negated? Endnotes 57 This debate is increasingly focused on t