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"Concrete measures need to be implemented in order to put the spotlight on tax justice across Europe" (Photo: André Schneider)

Time to put focus on tax justice across Europe

What the recent tax scandals in Luxembourg have shown is that governments are stripping back public services, while at the same time encouraging companies to engage in complex tax schemes.

The promotion of tax evasion has deprived public services of crucial resources at a critical time.

This public financing has been critical for the banking sector in the past 5 years and is now critical for citizens and workers. Lost revenue means less means of financing public services used by ...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

"Concrete measures need to be implemented in order to put the spotlight on tax justice across Europe" (Photo: André Schneider)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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