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The EU, together with a group of wealthy countries including the United States, Japan and the UK, were blindsided by a UN vote last December which agree to establish a UN tax convention

'Fireworks' expected as EU splits remain on new UN tax convention

Experts have warned of ‘fireworks’ as talks on a new UN tax convention began on Friday (26 April) in New York, as EU countries remain divided on what the new UN authority should focus on. 

The negotiations, which will run until 8 May, are set to cover issues such as wealth taxes, environmental taxat...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The EU, together with a group of wealthy countries including the United States, Japan and the UK, were blindsided by a UN vote last December which agree to establish a UN tax convention

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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