Seminar - Tax Havens Against Development

Seminar by CNCD-11.11.11, 11.11.11 Koepel van de Vlaamse Noord-Zuidbeweging, ABVV-FGTB, ACV-CSC, EURODAD et CADTM

« Tax havens against development »

January 30th 2014

31 Rue de Trêves, 1040 Bruxelles

9h30 – Welcome and coffee

10h00-11h00 – Introduction panel

Moderator: Arnaud Zacharie, CNCD-11.11.11

Jean-Pascal Labille, Minister for Dev elopement cooperation :  Tax issues in Belgian development cooperation policy

Jesse Griffiths, Eurodad : Illicit financial flows and financing for development 

Jérémie Cravatte, CADTM : The debt crisis and tax justice

11h00-11h15 Coffee break

11h15 – 13h00 - Multinationals and their tax privileges

Moderator: Rudy De Meier, 11.11.11

- Ruth Kelly, Action Aid: the SAB Miller case in Ghana

- Anne-Sophie Simpere, Oxfam France: the Glencore Mopani in Zambia and Areva in Niger cases

-Renata Fontana, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration: BEPS plan presentation

- Pierre Habbard, TUAC (Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD)

- Tove Maria Ryding, EURODAD

13h00 – 14h00 – Lunch

14h00 – 15h45 – Belgium external tax policy – Tax treaties for whose benefit ?

Moderator: Nicolas Van Nuffel, CNCD-11.11.11

- Katrin McGauran, SOMO : the impact of Netherland’s tax treaties on developing countries tax revenue

- Renaud Fossard, Latindad : the impact of tax treaties on Latin America’s tax revenue 

- Tove Maria Ryding, EURODAD

 - Dirk Vandermaelen : MP for the SPA and member of the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly

15h45 – 16h45 – Conclusions

- Anne Demelenne, FGTB General secretary, trade unions for international tax justice

- Marie-Hélène Ska, CSC National secretary, the issue of tax justice in Belgium 

- Bogdan Vanden Berghe, 11.11.11 : 2014 elections and the challenge of international tax justice