![](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/P1130033_01-1-150x150.jpg)
John Christensen ■ Conference: No Taxes, No Development – Berlin, 18th February 2016
![x](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/2532/x-1-20-1400x600-c.jpg)
Conference
No taxes, no development
Ways to a just taxation of multinational corporations
February 18, 2016
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
House 2, Hiroshimastr 28
10785 Berlin
World Economy, Ecology and Development – WEED, The German Network for Tax Justice and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung cordially invite you to our international expert conference <<No Taxes, No Development – Ways to a Just Taxation of Multinational Corporations>> on February 18th, 2016, 9:30-17:30 h at FES Berlin.
Tax revenues from the domestic economy play a key role in a country’s economic development. They are the only way to sustainably finance public infrastructure. In particular, the countries of the Global South depend heavily on corporate taxes, especially on those paid by few multinational companies. Yet these companies tend to avoid tax payments at the place of production on a vast scale. Local tax authorities can hardly keep up with the well-equipped tax departments of these corporations and their http://humanrightsfilmnetwork.org/valtrex consulting firms.
A G20 and OECD project on combating base erosion and profit shifting by transnational corporations (BEPS) suggested a number of possible responses to these problems. During the conference, we would like to evaluate the G20/OECD approach with a focus on the question if it could contribute to eliminating tax avoidance in poorer countries as well. Furthermore, we would like to discuss whether the United Nations should play a stronger role in combating tax avoidance on a global scale. We will also touch upon the question if the basic approach of the current international tax system, in which companies are considered separately and taxed in their individual locations, is the right one.
The complete programme is available here: English | German
Please register for the conference until February 5th by completing the registration form and sending it to Katrien.Kluever-at-fes.de.
Related articles
![A large sculpture of face sits in the middle of a garden hedge maze - UNSPLASH A large sculpture of face sits in the middle of a garden hedge maze](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/18379/A-large-sculpture-of-face-sits-in-the-middle-of-a-garden-hedge-maze-UNSPLASH-380x210-c.jpg)
Another EU court case is weaponising human rights against transparency and tax justice
Profit shifting by multinational corporations: Evidence from transaction-level data in Nigeria
5 June 2024
![podcasts-new-look](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/17696/podcasts-new-look-380x210-c.png)
New Tax Justice Network podcast website launched!
![corruption-diaries-facebook-banner](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/17620/corruption-diaries-facebook-banner-380x210-c.png)
The Corruption Diaries: our new weekly podcast
![Taxes simply artwork.](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/12370/Taxes-simply-artwork.-380x210-c.png)
Tax Justice Network Arabic podcast #73: ملخص 2023
![Magnifying glass above a coin - UNSPLASH Magnifying glass above a coin](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/17491/Magnifying-glass-above-a-coin-UNSPLASH-scaled-380x210-c.jpg)
New report on how to fix beneficial ownership frameworks, so they actually work
![E-da-sua-conta-logo](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/16973/E-da-sua-conta-logo-380x210-c.jpg)
Criminosos na Amazônia lavam dinheiro nos EUA: the Tax Justice Network Portuguese podcast #55
![Taxcast_Banner_No_Logo-03](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/10740/Taxcast_Banner_No_Logo-03-380x210-c.png)
The People vs Microsoft: the Tax Justice Network podcast, the Taxcast
![Taxcast_Banner_No_Logo-03](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/10740/Taxcast_Banner_No_Logo-03-380x210-c.png)
Drug War Myths, part 2: the Tax Justice Network podcast, the Taxcast
![Event banner Ending lawless wealth No Text](https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/fly-images/13790/Event-banner-Ending-lawless-wealth-No-Text-380x210-c.jpg)