Press Release: Development MEPs call for action to target tax evasion in developing countries

The European Parliament's development committee called on companies in all countries to adopt country-by-country reporting and make all information public in order to fight tax evasion and illicit money flows in developing countries, in a resolution adopted on 01 June 2015.

It also called on the European Union's financial institutions to ensure that companies receiving EU support do not participate in tax evasion and avoidance.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: NGOs call on election candidates to target tax-dodging multinationals http://www.europeansources.info/record/ngos-call-on-election-candidates-to-target-tax-dodging-multinationals/

ESO: Background information: Development billions channelled through tax havens http://www.europeansources.info/record/development-billions-channelled-through-tax-havens/

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